About

This website is a project of the Canada Haiti Action Network, a grassroots network of solidarity committees and activists in most provinces across Canada. We are committed to raise awareness of what is happening in Haiti and the effects of the Government of Canada’s support for the February 29, 2004 coup d’etat that overthrew Haiti’s democratically-elected government and president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. We support the principles outlined at the “Kongres Bwa Kayiman” international conference of February, 2005 in Washington DC at which Haiti solidarity activists from numerous countries reiterated their support for Haitian democracy. (See final resolution from the conference at http://www.fondasyonmapou.org/memberspage.html)

Canada Haiti Action Network consists of grassroots local committees. Interested people are welcome to contact committees in their area. Contact information follows:

National Media Contacts 

(local Media are encouraged to contact local committees, further below)

• Vancouver: Roger Annis: 778 858 5179
• Toronto: Niraj Joshi: 416 731 2325
• e-mail to canadahaiti@gmail.com

Local Committees

British Columbia

Canada in Haiti

by Stuart Hammond (Haiti Solidarity BC)

Canada’s Caribbean commitment

Few Canadians know that Haiti is Canada’s largest aid commitment in the Americas, and second-largest commitment in the world after Afghanistan. When noticed at all, Haiti is known as a perpetual ‘failed state’, racked by food riots, contentious elections, coup d’états, and now, on January 12th, a devastating earthquake.