But the foreign donors who paid for the election — and who dispatched 408 observers to watch it — said it was clean. However, faced with a fait accompli, the foreign donors reluctantly agreed to try again when Haiti promised a rerun in January. Canada has told Haiti it will have to use whatever money is left over from that to pay for next month's rerun. - Jim Morrell, Haiti Democracy ProjectThe Haitian government has criticized Canada for channeling its aid money through foreign NGOs, rather than through the Haitian government. Morrell says it's sad that Canada is pulling back from assisting Haiti, but also understandable.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2016 08:59 UTC