Canada prepares to host Haiti recovery meeting

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January 24, 2010
Canada prepares to host Haiti recovery meeting

By KATHLEEN HARRIS, Parliamentary Bureau, QMI Agency


OTTAWA — Canada is preparing to welcome foreign ministers from around the globe Monday who will plot a path forward for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said the gathering of nations will not be a "pledging conference" but an initial, critical step forward on the long road to Haiti's recovery.

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Fourteen countries, including the U.S., France, Japan and Mexico, will participate in the conference along with international financial institutions and non-government organizations such as the Red Cross, Oxfam and Care Canada.

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