Could a Canada-Cuba hookup be in the cards?

A Canada-Cuba dalliance that removes the communist stigma could be a face-saving alternative to an unpopular incursion.

Sure, there’s some fine print, but opportunities abound if Canada and Cuba cozied up to each other, writes Robert Bostelaar. Photograph courtesy of dbking/Flickr

Opinion

BY ROBERT BOSTELAAR

February 17, 2026

Despite its abundance of cane fields, Cuba needs a sugar daddy—pronto. Canada should sign on.

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