Haiti - Security : Canada could take command of the Minustah
According to diplomatic and government sources in Port-au-Prince and Ottawa, Canada would like to contribute more concretely to the efforts of peacekeepers in the Minustah and would consider taking over in autumn of Brazilian staff (979 peacekeepers), which represent the largest contingent (40%) of the forces of the Minustah in Haiti.
Currently only 5 Canadian peacekeepers (out of 2,370) and 90 police officers (out of 2,376) are deployed in Haiti.
In the evantual framework of this Canadian succession, 2,000 Canadian soldiers and police officers could be deployed, however nothing has yet been decided on the level of the workforce. Other sources speak of one thousand men.
By becoming the majority contingent of the Minustah, Canada would take the command according to the rule. In addition to Canada's interest in a seat on the Security Council, the use of French by its staff in Haiti, could play in his favor, as mentioned by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month.
