Peacekeepers' Diaries

Canadian Police Chronicle their Experiences Overseas

• MINUSTAH Police Commissioner: reflections on two years in Haiti

  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.

• Insp. Michel Martin: back in Haiti after living through the earthquake

  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.

• Canadian police in Haiti: boots on the ground, hearts with the people

  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.

• 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

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