Is Canada giving Cuba the cold shoulder?

While European countries have rushed in to help Cuba recover from an August lightning strike, Justin Trudeau has yet to issue a statement of support or empathy to the Cuban people, let alone provide any humanitarian aid.

At the June 6 press conference with visiting Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if he opposed the American decision to keep Cuba out of the Organization of American States meeting in Los Angeles.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

August 17, 2022

OTTAWA—Is Canada suddenly giving Cuba the cold shoulder? It sure seems like it. At the June 6 press conference with visiting Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if he opposed the American decision to keep Cuba out of the Organization of American States meeting ...

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