"It's chaos, total chaos," Paul Toussaint's cousin, who lives in Haiti, tells him over the phone. Toussaint regularly checks in on his family members who still live in the country. In his restaurants, the chef celebrates Haitian culture, but the recent escalation in violence has made it harder to be cheerful. Police stand guard as as former Haitian president Michel Martelly leaves after appearing before the investigating judge in the case of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Oct. 3, 2023. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)Like other members of Quebec's Haitian community, Toussaint is doing what he can to support his family at a distance.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2024 17:58 UTC