Canada will announce $100 million in aid to Haiti’s police force, for equipment and other support, a government source with knowledge of the matter told Radio-Canada.
Details of how the money will be spent will be provided later Friday.
The news, first reported in La Presse, comes during U.S. President Joe Biden’s two-day visit to Ottawa, where the president is expected to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a leadership role in restoring order in Haiti.
Canada has pushed back against calls to lead an international stabilizing force, determined to avoid being dragged into the quagmire of urban violence now sweeping the
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