CANPOL Missions
EUPOL Afghanistan 2009 - 2011
In June 2009, Allan Dahl, Ronald Bourne and John Hattin were seconded to the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) as Canadian Police Expert Trainers, Mentors to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).
They assisted the MoI in carrying out reforms and putting in place a modern administrative system, resulting in increased capacity for their counterparts to carry out activities in Rule of Law, particularly with regard to anti-corruption.
As Police Mentors, Ronald Bourne and John Hattin completed various priority projects identified by EUPOL. These included mentoring and training in modern police methodologies at the Regional Training Center in Herat; a Management and Leadership Course delivered to senior officials within the MoI; preparing a curriculum proposal to assess the Ministry's training needs and design; and delivering the necessary training to police officials while monitoring its success.
Initially deployed as Anti-Corruption Expert, Allan Dahl worked on several key projects. They include leading an Organized Crime Task Force project; creating a working group on effective police-prosecutor cooperation within the MoI's Attorney General's Office (MoI-AGO) to increase stakeholder communication and consultation; case-by-case mentoring within Prosecutor’s Office to resolve procedural obstacles to anti-corruption work; and organizing workshops for officials in the Criminal Investigation Department of MoI-AGO to increase co-operation and communication.
Allan was subsequently promoted to Chief of Mentors/Advisers (Justice) within the Rule of Law Direction of EUPOL Afghanistan. He now directs and coordinates the advising and mentoring component of the mission, including supervising the mentors and assisting the MoI, Afghan National Police (ANP) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in improving their planning, management and performance capabilities.
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This project was undertaken with financial support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (DFAIT-START).
- 2008 Deployments
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Afghanistan ICDAA Afghanistan: In February 2008, Edward Adach and Jonathan Sheldan, two Canadian forensics experts, were deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan on behalf of the International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association (ICDAA) to support International Legal Aid Afghanistan. These two experts conducted a week long training seminar in Crime Scene Forensics for the International Legal Foundation-Afghanistan. The seminar included participation from a group of 38 men and women from eight different provinces of Afghanistan, and focused on building the capacity of defence attorneys and other sectors of the legal community through training in topics ranging from basic crime scene examination and documentation to more advanced topics such as DNA technology and fingerprint theory and techniques.
CANPOL Haiti II 2007-2008
In late August 2007, twenty highly experienced Canadian police experts were deployed to Haiti to provide assistance to Haitian security reconstruction efforts. The experts worked under MINUSTAH, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, and provided training, mentoring and support to the Haitian National Police (HNP). Through funding from the Government of Canada, the CANPOL division of CANADEM recruited, equipped, uniformed, briefed and deployed the twenty experts for a period of twelve months.
CANPOL Haiti II Team:
Front: Bernard Mondion, Martin Gauthier, Jean Lafaille, Paul Malouin, Pierre Tessier
Second: (Second from left): Robert Farant, Gilbert Anctil, Camille Tanguay
Third: Pierre Giroux, Daniel Déry, Guy Blanchard, Jean Maurice Paquette, Doris Pagé, Pierre Ratelle, Richard Gosselin,
Back: Gilles Savard, Daniel Labreque, Jacques Lamoureux, Phil MacLellan - 2007 Deployments
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Haiti
CANPOL Haiti I 2005-2006In mid-October 2005, 25 highly experienced Canadian police experts were deployed to Haiti to assist in building capacity whithin the Haitian National Police (HNP) for a period of 5 months. CANADEM worked in close collaboration with the UN, RCMP, Foreign Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to deploy these 25 recently retired Canadian police officers or active members on leave of absence. Most had served in Haiti as UN CivPol, and almost all had served on previous international missions. These CANPOL experts served as Police Technical Advisors, acting as a link between the HNP and the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti -- MINUSTAH. They faciliated the implementation of the Haiti Elections Security Operational Plan, and mentored the HNP in their operational planning, risk assessment and security implementation so as to increase their policing capacity during the election process.
CANPOL I Group with Governor General Michaëlle Jean CANPOL I with Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew, and Minister of International Cooperation Aileen Carrol CANPOL Haiti I Team: Jean Euclide Lafaille (Chief of Mission), Pierre Perreault (Logistics/Admin Coordinator), Pierre Berthiaume, Guy Blanchard, Daniel Bourgeau, Mark Bourque, Daniel Déry, Robert Farant, Pierre Giroux, Christian labbé, Mike Lachapelle, Alain Lambert, Michel Lamoureux, Jacques Lamoureux, Phil MacLellan, Stephane Monfette, Pierre Ratelle, Denis Robitaille, Michel St-Jean, Pierre Tessier, William Trudel, Edith Viens, Camille Tanguay, Gilbert Anctil.
CORRECTIONS HaitiCorrectional System Reform is a critical component to the re-establishment of rule of law and sustainable development in Haiti. Through funding from the Government of Canada, CANADEM deployed four Canadian corrections experts to Haiti to work with the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH). These experts engaged in capacity-building and mentoring with members of Haiti's correctional system and with members of MINUSTAH, with the aim of improving the security and human rights situation in the Haitian prison system.
Click here, to view an Ottawa Citizen article (November 29, 2007) discussing the efforts of Canadian Correctional Officers in Haiti.Sudan
CANPOL Sudan I 2005 As part of it's CANPOL program, CANADEM recruited, contracted, equiped, and deployed retired Canadian police experts to the African Union Mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (AMIS II). A Senior Police Advisor was deployed to the EUPOL mission, two Police trainers and one Police Statistician were deployed in El Fasher. Two Police Trainers were also deployed to Nyala. Alain Perreault, Bernard (Bud) Snow, Cameron Durham, David Halcovitch, Patrick (Pat) Devin, and Ron Bourne:
Provided training in human rights and policing to AUs Mission AMIS; Mentored the Police Chain of Command on all aspects of policing; Provided technical assistance to the CivPol element of AMIS II in various locations within Darfur; Assisted the African Union personnel and the AMIS Chief of Operations in establishing a professional, computerized Crime Statistics gathering and recording system based on accepted international systems and procedures.
CANPOL Sudan II - 2007 Following the successful CANPOL Sudan I, the African Union requested continued assistance from the Government of Canada. CANADEM was thus mandated to extend its precense in Sudan. Bernard (Bud) Snow resurned as Senior Police Advisor, along with CANPOL experts Brian Cranford, David Halcovitch, Jack Gallop, Patrick Devin and Ron Bourne.
Bud Snow and African Union colleague AU/Bud Snow Group Picture The CANPOL Sudan deployments were funded by the Government of Canada through Foreign Affairs Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START).