▁violence ▁that ▁left ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 4 ▁people ▁dead , ▁and ▁stated ▁they ▁were ▁thinking ▁of ▁cutting ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁in ▁development ▁aid . ▁ ▁Though ▁government ▁bil ater al ▁aid ▁had ▁pl ung ed , ▁H ait i ▁was ▁still ▁seeing ▁aid ▁from ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁N GO ▁bil ater al ▁assistance . ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁ 1 0 - month ▁period ▁beginning ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Canada ▁re inst ated ▁significant ▁aid ▁efforts ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁Jean - Ber tr and ▁Arist ide ▁being ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁prom ising ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁fundamental ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁his ▁people . ▁The ▁aid ▁was ▁again ▁rev oked ▁when ▁Arist ide ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Canada ▁chose ▁to ▁even ▁dis continue ▁N GO ▁bil ater al ▁aid ▁after ▁Arist ide ▁fled , ▁leaving ▁only ▁food ▁aid ▁and ▁basic ▁need ▁assistance ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁nation . ▁Political ▁cha os ▁en su ed . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Brian ▁Mul r oney ▁of ▁Canada ▁told ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁that ▁Canada ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁send ▁troops ▁to ▁en force ▁a ▁block ade ▁around ▁H ait i . ▁Canada ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁H ait i ▁in ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁was ▁largely ▁prop elled ▁by ▁the ▁dem ands ▁and ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁H ait ian - Fran c oph onie ▁population