Category: English
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When refugees from North America went South to Haiti
No human being is illegal or “alien” anywhere on planet earth ! Two hundred years ago, Haiti represented a refuge (uniquely so, for a long time!) and a land of opportunity to scores of men, women and children all over the Americas, including refugees from the United States of North-America. Barely days after the creation…
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Has Canada Reached Maturity at 150?
It is raining in Ottawa this July 1, 2017. The forecast calls for rain all day over the long anticipated 150th celebrations. Like most Canadians, I am aware that elaborate festive events are happening from coast to coast to coast. Like many, I am also aware that rain and clouds are not the only uninvited guests…
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What is Canada Doing in Haiti?
The “Ottawa Initiative on Haiti”: Humanist Peacekeeping or…? On Sussex Drive in Ottawa, just a few steps away from the enormous US embassy, stands the Peacekeeping Monument. The structure titled “Reconciliation” was erected to honour the more than 125,000 Canadians who have served in United Nations peacekeeping forces since 1947. The current article documents one…
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JUSTICE FOR HAITIANS KILLED OR CRIPPLED BY THE UNITED NATIONS – SINCE 2004
I welcome a March 10, 2017 commentary by Stephen Lewis in which he denounces the crimes the United Nations has committed against Haitians by cholera contagion. However, the objective facts reveal that even Mr. Lewis paints the UN Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH) in a much better light than what is truly happening. 1) Contrary to Mr. Lewis’ statement, the…