
From shocking scenes of heartbreak and devastation to signs of progress and change, UN Police Commissioner Marc Tardif of the RCMP has seen it all.

As Canadian Contingent Commander during the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Insp. Michel Martin (retired Sûreté du Québec) displayed extraordinary bravery and leadership in the face of staggering conditions.

Since 1993, hundreds of Canadian police have served in Haiti on various United Nations (UN) missions. They have seen it all – riots, earthquakes, floods, cholera, gang warfare, never-ending poverty – and have stood shoulder to shoulder with the Haitian people through it all.

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