Trudeau Says Canadians ‘Have to Intervene’ Somehow in Haiti, Convenes Incident Group

Trudeau Says Canadians ‘Have to Intervene’ Somehow in Haiti, Convenes Incident Group
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question from the opposition during Question Period in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Haiti’s ambassador to Canada faced stiff questioning Wednesday over his country’s controversial request for a foreign military intervention, as the Liberals argue Ottawa must respond to a cascade of humanitarian crises.

“The violence orchestrated by armed gangs is blocking the country and plunging millions of Haitians into an acute humanitarian crisis,” ambassador Wien-Weibert Arthus told the House foreign-affairs committee in French.