Worries about Haitian unrest are also leading to infighting among imperialist powers. Earlier this month International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino of Canada—the second biggest donor country in terms of disbursed aid—told Montreal’s La Presse that his ministry has frozen any new funding for aid programs. A former police commissioner and chief of police, Fantino made the decision after visiting Port-au-Prince and seeing trash strewn in the street. The announcement drew a warning from the US State Department not to modify any Canadian programs.