The connections between our two countries are deep. And yet, now that Donald Trump is turning the screws to Cuba and to Cubans, where are our leaders?
Seemingly nowhere. Trump has tightened the embargo on the island and threatened that any country that breaks it will face steep US tariffs. They have starved Cuba off Venezuelan oil, triggering the airlines to cancel all flights to Cuba as they cannot guarantee that there will be enough jet fuel to make it home.
Mark Carney has seemingly said nothing about this crisis, despite our long history with Cuba.
Here's an Our Commons petition for Cuba, please sign it if you have a moment.