The Canadian chapter of the International League of Peoples’ Struggles thoroughly condemns Canada’s military aid to and interference in Haiti. Canadian and United States military aircraft delivered “security equipment”, including tactical and armoured vehicles and others supplies to Haiti on October 15.
On October 17, hundreds of thousands of Haitians marched under the banner of “Occupation is Over, Long Live Our New Independence” in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Cap-Haïtien, Jérémie. Gonaïves and elsewhere protesting foreign intervention along with chronic gang violence, poverty, food insecurity, inflation and fuel shortages, and demanding the unequivocal resignation of de-facto President Ariel Henry.
Though the pretext for the delivery of Canadian military machines is to assure drinking water and assist the national police in controlling criminal gangs, the foreign presence is resulting in more upheaval and harm to the people. The crisis in Haiti is clearly a crisis of imperialism. The national police of Haiti, long armed and trained by foreign predators, operates against the people’s struggle for liberation and a decent standard of life.
Canada organized the Ottawa Initiative on Haiti that was held in Meech Lake, Quebec in 2003. No Haitian government officials were invited, only representatives of Canada, France, the US and some Latin American officials. Journalist Michael Vastel reported that the conference put forward the need for regime change in Haiti. On 29 February 2004 Aristide was essentially kidnapped with Canadian military assistance and flown against his will to exile in Africa.
Neither the US nor the UN nor Canada are helping. No more funds or training for the cruel national police, no more military interventions or imperialist meddling in Haiti’s affairs.
The oppressed and working people of Haiti say, “No to Canada and the US in Haiti!”. ILPS in Canada calls on Canadian and other foreign forces to leave and let the Haitian people decide their future.

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