Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier pledged $555 million in fresh aid to Haiti, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation. The funds, to be paid over the next five years, were earmarked to help build roads, police precincts and implement social and economic programs in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. "Compared to other donor countries, our assistance to Haiti is one of the biggest per capita contributions," he said. "We are proud to be able to help Haiti because we have in Quebec a Haitian community that has brought so much to Canada," said Bernier.