Help for Haitian Police from Canada Delayed, supply chain issues 

By Dana Malcolm 

Staff Writer  

#Canada, April 13, 2023 – A report out of Canada, the unofficial hub for the organization of international aid to violence plagued Haiti, has revealed that Police equipment necessary in the fight against gangs in the country is once again delayed.

Canada has been adamant that it will not send troops into the country which has been spiraling into anarchy following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, former President.  The ideal tactic they say is to strengthen local police but private company delays in providing agreed upon help are dampening the effort. 

According to CBC news, this time, its Canadian armored cars: Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles (MRAPs) that are delayed. Without them the police are much more vulnerable to the gangs which outgun and outman them.

CBC says “Toronto-based INKAS signed a contract to deliver 18 armoured vehicles to Haiti last year.”

That was long before the situation grew as dire as it is.  Now, there have been repeated extensions but only nine vehicles have been delivered.  For its part, the developer says supply chain issues are causing the snags and claims they have gone above and beyond to assist in the interim.

Four of the remainder, are set to be delivered in May, hopefully.

The UN has repeatedly advocated for military assistance in the country but has been shut down time and again.

The Caribbean has thrust its support behind the idea promoted by Canada, which is to strengthen the Haitian National Police rather than station ground troops. Some countries, however, have indicated a readiness for a more direct and assertive dismemberment of the gang forces running over 60 percent of Haiti’s capital, Port Au Prince.