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Georges Anglade
• Anglade was staying in a house where he was killed during its
collapse
o Defined as a “man in three pieces” – geographer, a
politician, and a writer.
• Anglade was born in Port-au-Prince, and came to Canada.
o He was imprisoned under the Duvalier regime and
continued to fight for democracy in his native country, Haiti
o He was former Haitian Cabinet Minister
• “Big bear of a man” huge personality.
Douglas Coates
• Acting as a police commissioner for the UN mission in Haiti,
latest peacekeeping role in four tours of the country.
o He saw his peacekeeping mission as more than a job,
working together in service of the people.
• “Purpose-driven life” and “it was his humanity in the face of
inhumanity that defined him as a proud Canadian, a proud
member of the RCMP, a proud peacekeeper, a proud father and a
proud husband”
Dominick Boisraond
• Born in Port-au-Prince, moved to Quebec when she was 10,
divided her time between Montreal and Haiti
o Vibrant woman who loved socializing.
• Organizing an import-export business that focused on rice and
beans.
Mark Gallagher
• On a nine-month stint in Haiti.
o Training police officers there, as part of the UN’s
international peacekeeping mission
• “One of new Brunswick’s most beloved Mounties.”
Plan Together
• Growth of Afghan state responsibilities and capacity, expanded
donor commitments, need planning.
o Effort to stabilize Afghanistan have grown in scale and
complexity
• Donors, Strategy, and planning are distributed among a host of
authorities from UNAMA and ISAF in Kabul
o Proliferation of demands for priority setting
Strategic Direction within the Afghan cabinet, JCMB
o International conference setting
End Interference
• Principal drivers of Talibal-led insurgency in Afghanistan continue
expertise passing, funds, and materiel entering the country from
neighbours
o Ending foreign interference will not cost Afghanistan as
much, conditional assistance disallowed.
o Efforts to stop interference should be rewarded by
concrete steps to enhance bilateral relations
Attack Impunity
• Nearly one decade after the Taliban regime fell, continues to
face inability to prosecute major crimes
o Unlikely result in more than incremental process
May continue to pose handicap to counter-
insurgency efforts
o Afghan government and partners should consider
establishing a special investigator and special tribunal for
one or more of the following fields
Terrorism, corruption, counter-narcotics, and civilian
casualties.