The power vacuum among the political leadership has devolved into a situation where Haiti is considered a failed state.
People line up outside an immigration office as they wait to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Feb. 17. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy ErolLast Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would be deploying two navy vessels to Haiti in light of the worsening security crisis in the country. Trudeau made this announcement from the Bahamas – where he was attending the annual meeting of the 15-nation CARICOM trading bloc.
The Haitian police have in turn staged their own violent protests, attacking the private residence of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom they accuse of being connected to the criminal gangs. For his part, acting Prime Minister Henry was named to this post in July 2021 by then-President Jovenal Moise. However, Moise was assassinated on July 7. Then, before Henry could be inaugurated, former prime minister Claude Joseph seized the office for himself.
In addition to clashing with security forces, these two coalitions battle each other in turf wars. The violence is estimated to have resulted in the death of at least 500 bystanders. Over the past six months Canada has been furnishing Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armoured vehicles to the Haitian police with another delivery of three MRAPs being announced last Thursday.
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