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Canada pledges $555 million in aid to Haiti
 | Meanwhile, back in our own backyard ... |
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier highlighted $555 million in aid to Haiti on Friday, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation. The funds, to be paid between 2006-2011, were earmarked to help build roads, police precincts and implement social and economic programs in the Western Hemispheres poorest country, Bernier told reporters.
Compared to other donor countries, our assistance to Haiti is one of the biggest per capita contributions, he said. We are proud to be able to help Haiti because we have in Quebec a Haitian community that has brought so much to Canada, said Bernier, adding that Canada will act according to aid priorities set by Haitian authorities.
| If the Canadians can force some accountability this would be an excellent example of how to do aid: one country to one country. Focus responsibility and make clear that the old ways are no more. We'll see ... |
Posted by: Steve White 2008-02-25 |
