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.
“It is a desperate situation for which there must be a solution.”
Rampaging gangs have cut off access to Haiti’s primary fuel terminal, leading to power outages and unclean water that has worsened a cholera outbreak.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for a foreign military intervention to restore order….