If Prime Minister Trudeau wants to score easy points in the polls, he only has to think of Cuba

Canadian prime ministers from John Diefenbaker to Stephen Harper realized the strategic advantages of supporting Cuba.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, could lobby U.S. President Joe Biden, left, to reverse his predecessor Donald Trump's abrupt decision to put Cuba on the U.S. hit list of state sponsors of terrorism, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

February 14, 2024

OTTAWA—A mention of the tiny country of Cuba can trigger a range of emotions from inspiration to intransigent irritation. But for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose popularity keeps dropping in poll after poll, Cuba could offer an opportunity for a political makeover.

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