Canada Sanctions Haitian Businessmen

Canada this week announced another round of sanctions against members of the Haitian economic elite for contributing to violence and corruption in the country. The designations target businessmen Marc Antoine Acra, Carl Braun and Jean Marie Vorbe. “We continue to call on the international community to join Canada in putting pressure on those who directly contribute to the ongoing violence and instability in Haiti,” said Melanie Joly, Canada’s foreign affairs minister. Canada has previously sanctioned people in Haiti who it said have enabled the activity of armed criminal gangs (see 2301130019, 2212200016, 2212060008, 2211210026 and 2211040064).