Canadian property utilised for a chopper airlift – Haitians

The Canadian government used a Haitian leader’s property to evacuate its citizens by helicopter when things got dangerous in Haiti last month. But at the same time, they didn’t take him off the list of people they won’t do business with, according to a court request.

In December 2022, the Canadian government punished Reynold Deeb and two other important rich people in Haiti, according to Global Affairs Canada.

In a recent court application, Deeb is asking to be taken off the list of people with sanctions. He says he’s not involved in gang violence and is very involved in helping the community.

Deeb said in the paper that he was asked by the RCMP and Canada’s ambassador to use his property for police training and helicopter rescues of Canadian citizens. He thought it showed he is reliable.

He says he was “glad to agree” to help. But even though the Canadian government asked for his help during a difficult time, they still wouldn’t remove the sanctions against him, he says.

The Canadian government was asking Mr. Smith at the same time. Deeb is confused about why he can’t use his property and why there are sanctions against him, his legal request says.

Deeb says it’s a mistake that he’s on Canada’s sanctions list, and people who are on the list suffer a lot. They have a bad reputation, can’t get financial help or jobs, and can’t travel freely.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said in 2022 that they put sanctions on Haitian elites because they were helping armed gangs with money and operations.

The Canadian government said Deeb, Gilbert Bigio and Sherif Abdallah helped criminal gangs by hiding their money and doing other illegal things.

Deeb asked the Federal Court of Canada to make the minister decide on his request to be taken off the sanctions list.

Deeb filed another Federal Court application saying that the minister did not explain why she denied his removal request.

The paper says he is a respected businessman and works as a purchasing manager for the Deka Group. The Deka Group is a collection of companies that are the top importers of consumer goods in Haiti.

The ambassador of Canada asked for help on the same day that the foreign affairs minister refused to take him off the sanctions list, according to his application.

The paper says the minister made his decision using information that is available to the public, about his suspected bribery, avoiding taxes and supporting criminal groups.

He is said to be very close to former president Michel Martelly and supported politician Gary Bodeau.

Deeb says the minister used the wrong information to make the decision to impose sanctions on him, and this was not fair.

During an interview, Deeb’s lawyers said that he has emails from the Canadian embassy thanking him for letting them use his property for helicopter evacuations and police training.

Hall thinks that the emails are very interesting. They show that Canadian embassy officials and the RCMP were grateful and said nice things about Deeb for letting them use his property. This is against the law because Canadians are not supposed to use property from people who are not allowed by the government.

Boscariol and Hall said their client feels like he has been treated unfairly by being put on Canada’s sanctions list. They believe that Deeb has been a friend to Canada.

Hall said that it seems like the government searched the Internet for rumors and that is a problem.

Deeb has not been punished by the US, the European Union or the United Kingdom, but being punished by Canada has a big impact on his reputation.

“He said the Canadian government doesn’t seem to think carefully about their decisions. ” “The government didn’t do enough research or show proof for some of the claims they’re making. ”

Global Affairs Canada did not give an answer to Deeb’s claims by the time it was due.

A report from a group of experts at the United Nations Security Council in September 2023 said they had proof that Deeb helped fund a gang while working as the chief operating officer of the Deka Group.

The report said that in 2017, Deeb gave money to a gang leader to help his business. He also used gang members to threaten customs officers at the port so they wouldn’t check his containers.

In late 2019, Haiti had a lot of problems with its economy and politics. The president, Jovenel Moise, was getting a lot of pressure, and some people say that a man named Deeb took advantage of the situation. They say he gave money to members of the government, who then paid gang leaders to stop protests and let his goods into the country.

Deeb’s lawyers say he completely denies the report’s claim that he financed a gang.

“Mr William’s presentation was very informative and insightful. ” “Mr William gave a good talk and I learned a lot. ” “Boscariol said Deeb is greatly affected by much of this. ” “He brings in a lot of goods to sell in stores all over Haiti, but the gang also causes problems for him. ”

Deeb is one of 11 people from Haiti that Canada punished for breaking rules about international peace and safety.

Thirteen people are on the list for doing very bad things, and four are on the list for treating people very badly.