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Jacqueline Charles

Canada sanctions two former members of Haitian parliament. One is a famous singer

Canada announced sanctions Thursday against two more former members of Haiti’s Parliament, bringing the number of Haitians blacklisted by Ottawa for corruption and ties to violent gangs since September to 22.

Gracia Delva, a well-known singer who represented the Artibonite Valley in the Senate, along with Prophane Victor, a member of the Lower Chamber of Deputies for the Petite Rivière in the the same region, were named by Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly on Thursday during opening remarks of a 2023 Ministerial Meeting on Haiti that Ottawa is hosting.

“Haitians, supported by the international community, will no longer tolerate corruption and impunity,” Joly said.

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