Haiti for the Haitians!
DEMONSTRATION
1PM Saturday
February 25
Guy and de Maisonneuve
(Metro Guy-Concordia)
Bring your noise-makers, banners and placards!

Justice and Reparations
No Impunity
No Canadian Occupation

Since the U.S, France and Canada overthrew Haiti's elected government two years ago, thousands have been killed, raped, incarcerated or exiled in a brutal campaign of political repression. Two years later, Haiti is still under foreign military occupation.

In addition to having numerous commanders within the UN military
structure, Canada heads the 1700 member U.N. police force. The primary role of this force has been to train and assist the newly
reconstituted Haitian police force, which numerous human rights
reports have condemned for firing on peaceful demonstrations and
violently raiding poor neighborhoods sympathetic to the ousted
government.

Canadian officials supervise the activities of many departments of the unelected, repressive Haitian government. Canadian NGOs (mainly from Quebec) on the Federal government's payroll have been used to legitimate Canada's intervention, influencing and directing Haitian civil society in ways favorable to Canadian interests. Canadian companies have benefited from a "reconstruction" boon and a more friendly post-coup business environment. Policy makers are calling for a "commitment" of at least ten years; Maclean's magazine recently referred to Haiti as a place where Canada is acting like a "superpower".

Haiti's February 7 election - overseen by Elections Canada - is being championed by the Canadian government in an attempt to have us forget their pivotal role in the undermining of democracy. How can there be free and fair elections when hundreds of political prisoners languish in jail and entire communities are terrorized by UN and police violence?

Canada owes reparations for its crimes against the Haitian people. Canadian politicians such as Denis Coderre, Pierre Pettigrew and Paul Martin must be brought to justice for their crimes against humanity. Canadian military personnel, implicated in a number of massacres, need to have their actions investigated and placed on the historical record.

End the Canadian occupation!
No impunity for criminal Canadian politicians!
Reparations now!
Justice for the Haitian people!

Organization:
Résistance Haitienne au Québec & Haiti Action Montreal
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