Port-au-Prince:  "I do not know who they are. But I remember their grace."

    Carnival in Jacmel: "Nothing like Carnival in Rio, which is rather more for tourists than anyone else. "

     A hotel bar in Jacmel, the second largest city in Haiti. 

    Carnival in Jacmel: "The men dressed as a soldiers were very aggressive toward the man bearing the cross."

    "Our driver took us up to the mountains. I do not recall the name of the place. It probably does not have a name. This is his family." 

    "This is our driver. Behind him are his ancestors."

    "This is not the ocean. This is pollution over Port-au-Prince. The city is surrounded by hills. Everything stays in the valley."

     "This kind of art display is very popular in Haiti. I did not see any buyers. I did not see any tourists."

     The owner of an art gallery in Port-au-Prince: "Nothing like you know. It did not have even lights."

    Port-au-Prince: "I was attracted by her walk, the line of the curb and ... I don't know what else."

Canada’s involvement in Haiti
The following content appears verbatim on the web site of  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

Since the departure of President Aristide on February 29, 2004, Canada has played an important role in international efforts to re-establish security and stability in Haiti and to assist in longer-term reform and reconstruction efforts. Haiti is now Canada's most important long-term development assistance beneficiary in the Americas, and the second largest in the world (after Afghanistan).

Canada is contributing up to 100 civilian police to the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and a Canadian has served for two successive terms until August 2006, as UN Civilian Police Commissioner for the mission.

Haiti's three main challenges are:
    •     security and justice reform;
    •     social and economic reconstruction; as well as
    •     national reconciliation and the strengthening of democratic institutions.

At the international donor conference held on July 25th in Port-au-Prince, the Government of Canada announced its contribution of $520M for the 2006-2011 period... In total, the international community has pledged $840M in funding for Haiti for the period ending December 2007.

The security situation remains a challenge. However, the international community continues to work towards the goal of a stable and safe Haiti.

Criminal groups, mainly in the capital of Port-au-Prince, remain active and armed. The recent peaks of criminal activity attest to the fact that the security situation remains one of the biggest obstacles to the reconstruction process in Haiti. However, Canada and the rest of the international community are steadfastly committed to ensuring that the rule of law permeates every aspect of Haitian society.