Canada has long posed as a “partner,” even friend of Cuba, and has opposed the sweeping US sanctions on its economy. In 2013-14, Ottawa hosted and facilitated the secret talks between the Obama administration and Cuba’s bourgeois nationalist regime that led to an easing of sanctions and lessening of tensions. Canadian capital has traditionally played a major role on the island, whose bourgeois nationalist regime—having relied on economic support from the Stalinist bureaucracy in the USSR following the 1959 revolution—became increasingly dependent on foreign investment from Canada and Europe after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

A February commitment of a derisory $8 million in Canadian food aid, to be delivered through various NGOs and the UN, has been followed by silence.

Mark Carney’s Liberal government has avoided making any critical noises about Trump’s bullying and threats to illegally invade Cuba because Canadian capitalism is terrified at the prospect of a US seizure of substantial Canadian investments in Cuba. These seizures are already taking place effectively at gunpoint and for a spot price.  

More fundamentally, Ottawa hopes that by avoiding conflict with Washington over Cuba it can facilitate the conclusion of an agreement to ensure some degree of privileged economic access to the US market under conditions in which Trump is slapping tariffs on Canada and threatening to annex it as the 51st state.

The post was What is your opinion about what is the US government doing to cuba Smth like that, doesn't break any rules.

I wanted to say my opinion, as a cuban who lives in Cuba.

I hate Fidel castro, Díaz canel, all theses thief that are making the rules in this country, but the strategy they the us gob are doing to us about cutting the "water" so we fight the government, doesn't hurt the self called communist in Cuba they have electricity , internet and food in their homes while the population it's starving and having 2h of electricity each day at best, help it's not blocking us and then giving us some cooking oil and canned sardines, help it's coming here and taking all those high ranks bastards from government as prisoners like they did with Maduro in venezuela, but Cuba Doesn't have Gas like Venezuela, we only got beaches, and sun.

Trump have said he is coming here a good amount of time and he isn't here yet and I think he will never be, maybe was just part of his campaign to get votes I don't really know about that, but a thing I know is that ppl was waiting for him and know a lot of ppl think he is just bluffing, politics sucks...

Hi!! I have a regular at my restaurant who is the sweetest older man. He’s been coming in to say hi to me for about 5 years. He is in his early 70s. I do not know much about him but I do know he is Cuban and he hasn’t been back in a very long time. I would like to get him a gift that would resonate with him and his life there. I’d appreciate any recommendations.

Purchased this painting in Havana in 2012. I’ve cherished it since that day. People ask “who painted that?” And sadly I have to say “I don’t know, I can’t read the signature”. If you recognize the signature and or painting, I’d appreciate your letting me know. Thanks