PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian President Michel Martelly has offered his deepest thanks to Canada for its efforts in helping his struggling nation get back on its feet.
Martelly says Canada has been a leader among nations in helping Haiti rebound from the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country two years ago.
In marking today's second anniversary of the quake, Ottawa announced plans to resettle 5,000 displaced families and to restore a major public park in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
The federal government has committed $20 million to the initiative
International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda says the five-thousand families represent about 20,000 people.
Oda recently told The Canadian Press she was disappointed over the slow pace of reconstruction two years after the quake killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless.
