First paragraph (Teaser):

The same Canadian officials, who conspired to destroy Haiti's democracy with the forceful removal of Haiti's elected government, are currently in the process of following through with the international communities' ultimate plans to place Haiti under direct occupation with the pretext of an "international protectorate." To that end, Canadian foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew is
holding a meeting with the Chalabis of Haiti on December 10, 11, 2004.

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Montreal Conference with the Chalabis of Haiti

Below is an announcement of a Conference to be held by the Chalabis of Haiti
and their International sponsors in Canada on December 11 and 12, 2004.

The same Canadian officials, who conspired to destroy Haiti's democracy with the forceful removal of Haiti's elected government, are currently in the process of following through with the international communities' ultimate plans to place Haiti under direct occupation with the pretext of an "international protectorate." To that end, Canadian foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew is
holding a meeting with the Chalabis of Haiti on December 10, 11, 2004. The Government of Canada is proceeding with its war on the Haitian people in the form of this new conference ostensibly to be attended by the "leaders in the Haitian community abroad." However, the leaders in the Haitian community who have credibility with the grassroots movements for democracy in Haiti are not invited or welcomed to attend this meeting. Yes! Authorized Lavalas officials and grassroots leaders from Haiti and abroad are not invited. Thus, this is simply another Canadian attempt, like to Ottawa Initiative, to further humiliate the
people of Haiti.

We at the Haitian Lawyers Leadership take this opportunity to state that the Chalabis of Canada, like Gerald Latortue and his "interim government," have
absolutely no popular base in Haiti or abroad. Nothing shall endow the Chalabis of Haiti with credibility they do not own. We again denounce, in the strongest of terms, all efforts whatsoever, by these un-electable warmongers to take completely from the Haitian people, their right to self-rule, their independence
and dignity.

Moreover, the Canadian officials calling for this conference have no credibility with protecting the rule of law in Haiti.
(http://www.haiti-progres.com/2003/sm030305/eng03-05.html ) They are not unbiased. This new "Ottawa
Initiative" conference to be held in Canada next week is just as reprehensible as the first one in 2002.

No resolution to come out of this new "Ottawa Initiative", this time with the Chalabis of Haiti, actually in the room in attendance with the foreign interventionist, shall have any validity or be relevant whatsoever to the
pro-democracy movement and resistance against such organized tyranny in Haiti or abroad.

"We are under extreme pressure from the international community to use violence," General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro told a congressional commission in Brazil.
"I command a peacekeeping force, not an occupation force ... we are not there to carry out violence, this will not happen for as long as I'm in charge of
the force."

He cited the United States, France and Canada among countries pressing for the use of force against armed groups."  ( 
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6983380&src=rss/worldNews   
)

For two hundred years, Haiti's greatest problem has been foreign domination, debt and dependency.
No receivership by the U.N. nor by any U.N official, whether his name is Gerald Latortue or Kofi Annan, is an acceptable solution to the problem forced-on
the Haitian people when Canada, France and the U.S. conspired to overthrow the democratically elected government of Haiti.

By any means necessary, we commit, that, in this year marking Haiti's 200 anniversary of independence, no occupation shall be legitimized. This new attempt
by Canada, to choose Haitians with absolutely no democratic constituency, both abroad and in Haiti, to better exploit what is left of the Haitian people's dignity and revolutionary legacy is evil and reprehensible.

Colonialism is an act of war. Haitians worldwide intend to come together to denounce, in one voice, all efforts by the morally repugnant elite of Haiti to legitimaze their rule by gun. Only free and fair elections in Haiti is
acceptable to good-willed Haitians authentically concerned with peace and security for the currently disenfranchised Haitian nation. No Bosnia or
African-continent-type receivership by the Western powers shall be deemed a "helpful alternative" to the current chaos and destruction forced upon the Haitian people bythe international community led by the United States, Canada and France and the Chalabis of Haiti.

We demand the immediate return of the rule of law to Haiti and respect for the ballot box.

Paul Martin and Pierre Pettigrew's efforts to cement the Feb. 29, 2004 victory over the ballot by putting a "Haitian face" to the Canadian/France/US-led effort to re-colonize the people of Haiti are transparent and repulsive to the extreme, not to mention another callous example of their bottomless racism.

No Haitian worthy of the gift of liberty fought and bled for by our African ancestors shall stand silent as this final humiliation is being metered upon all of us by Paul Martin, Pierre Petttigrew, Jack Chirac or George W. Bush and the Chalabis of Haiti. We shall agitate, agitate, agitate until Haiti is free, all political prisoner liberated and the Chalabis of Haiti and their death
squad mercenaries are brought to justice.

Marguerite Laurent, Esq.
Chair, Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
December 7, 2004

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GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA

Invitation

Conférence de Montréal avec la Diaspora Haïtienne
10-11 Décembre 2004
Centre Mont-Royal, 2222 rue Mansfield
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Le Ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada,l'honorable Pierre
Petttigrew,et la Ministre de la coopération internationale du Canada,l'honorable
Alleen
Caroll,sont heureux de vous inviter à la conférence de Montréal avec la Diaspora
haïtienne ,les 10-11 décembre 2004.A cette occasion,le Premier Ministre du
Canada,le très honorable Paul Martin s'adressa à l'assistance samedi en matinée.
Nous espérons pouvoir vous compter parmi nous pour cet événement
important.Veuillez noter que l'accés à cette conférence se fait sur invitation
seulement.Nous vous prions donc de confirmer par courriel: foc...@focal.ca ou par
téléphone au 613562-0005 poste 227,avant mardi le 7décembre.

Merci aux organisations de limiter leur participation à deux représentants.

Programme

Vendredi 10 décembre

17:00-19:00 Inscription des participants

19:00-21:00 Ouverture de la Conférence-Allocutions

1 Ministre des affaires du canada,co-président de la conférence
2 Ministre de la coopération internationle Alleen Carroll,co-présidente
de la conférence
3 Premier Ministre du Québec Jean Charest
4 Maire de Montréal M Gérald Tremblay
5 Présentation du Ministre haïtien des Haïtiens vivant à l'étranger,Le
défacto Alix Baptiste.

Réception.

Samedi 11 décembre

9:00-9:15 Iinauguration officielle de la conférence par le Premier
Ministre du Canada..
9:15-9:30 Mots de bienvenue par les Ministres Pierre Pettigrew et Allen
Carroll
9:30-10 Le ministre défacto Roland Pierre Planification et de la
Coopération Externe.
10:00-10:40 Ambassadeur Juan Gabriel Valdés(MINUSTAH) sur la situation
Actuelle en Haïti
10;40-11:25 Panel 1-L'engagement du Canada au CCI
11:25-13:00 Panel 2 Modes D'engagement de la Diaspora
Représentant de la Diaspora des Etats-unis et De la
France
Projet du Premier Congrès Mondial de la Diaspora
Haïtienne
Suivi de questions
NB (à noter qu'il y aura un modérateur et un
rapporteur professionel pour chaque Parnel)

13:00-14:30 Déjeuner et intervention du Premier Ministre Défacto Gérard
Latortue
Le théme de l'intervention portera sur l'apport
potentiel
additionnel de la diaspora dans le cadre du CCI.

14:30-16:15 Discussions en Groupes de travail
Secteurs prioritaires du CCI et la contribution
de la diaspora.
Gouvernance Politique
Dialogue Nationale
Gouvernance économique et développement
institutionnel
Relance économique
Accès aux services de base.

16:15-16:30 Pause Santé
16:30-17:30 Résultats des groupes de travail présentés par les
rapporteurs en pléniére

17:30_17:45 Conclusion de la Conférence par les Ministres Allen
Carroll et Pierre Petttigrew

Conseil d'administration de la Journée

Coordonnateurs:
Une équipe sous la Direction de Guillaume B(Babaras Chanteuse),
Jonas Pierre-louis,Faroll?
Harry Clerveau (syndicaliste )
Romain E(Eugenia) B.Dorvil

Ordre et Discipline : Anne Métellus

Adresse du Spectacle :
Centre Mont-Royal.
2220, rue Mansfield,
Montréal, Canada (centreville)