Tuesday September 14, 2021, one month after the major earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale, which devastated the southern peninsula of Haiti, François Paradis, the President of the National Assembly in agreement with the Prime Minister of Quebec François Legault, announced the half-masting of the Quebec flag on the central tower of the Parliament Building, on September 14, 2021, from dawn to dusk.

As parliamentary work resumes in the National Assembly, a motion will be tabled in the Chamber and a minute of silence will be observed in memory of the missing persons and those afflicted by this sinister https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34681-haiti-earthquake-latest-assessment-of-civil-protection.html .

"François Paradis wishes to express, on behalf of all parliamentarians, his most sincere condolences to the families of the victims. The thoughts of parliamentarians are also turned towards the Haitian people as well as all those affected by this tragedy."

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