SAINTE-MARIE-DE-BEAUCE - Having worked as Canada's ambassador to Haiti for four years, Gilles Bernier said he is very worried about the country following the earthquake that killed thousands of people earlier this
week.
Bernier said he can't get over what has happened to Haiti, a country
that is still trying to recover from previous natural disasters.
"Haiti is a country of nine million inhabitants and Port-au-Prince
accounts for nearly three million," he said. "This is a major
(catastrophe) that is afflicting these people."
Bernier and his wife have unsuccessfully tried to contact some of their
friends in the ravaged country, including the owner of the completely
destroyed Hotel Montana.
"For sure we're worried about them," Bernier said. "We're excited to get
some news."
