A Canadian ship was intercepted in the Caribbean waters 25 miles off the coast of Haiti carrying what looked like hockey pucks and net equipment. After some investigative journalism, HuffPo got information from an anonymous source at NGO Right to Play that Canada plans on building a hockey rink a couple of miles from port-au-Prince. “A hockey rink is a great way to exercise Canada’s ‘soft power’ in an area traditionally in the U.S. sphere of influence,” says an anonymous source in the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who did not want this article to be attributed to him due to the secretive nature of the operation. “Canada really wanted this to be a surprise. Canada wants to leave a lasting legacy in Haiti. I think the idea is to get Haitian kids off the streets and into hockey rinks and to help Haiti, through infrastructure and technical assistance, develop a professional hockey team that would qualify for the next winter Olympics. If Jamaica can have a bobsled team, why can’t Haiti have a hockey team? It’s quite inspirational, eh? Very few countries think outside the box like that.”
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| Canadian cargo ship sailing off Haitian waters |
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| Canadian delegate displaying his patriotism |
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