It’s not hard to understand what Mr. Trump and his allies are up to. Under the malign ideological influence of Mr. Bolton, Mr. Pompeo and Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a Trump ally and vociferous critic of the Cuban government, the United States is deliberately intensifying tensions between Washington and Havana even as it dismantles improvements in relations initiated by former U.S. president Barack Obama.While Mr.
Canada – with historically close ties with Cuba – has a significant stake in all of this. Like virtually every other country in the world, Canada long ago negotiated compensation for its citizens and companies whose properties were nationalized after the revolution. Under Mr. Obama, even the United States, which had previously rejected Cuban compensation offers, began to negotiate certified claims.
Canada’s Sherritt International Corp., the single largest foreign investor in Cuba, is at risk. So are many other Canadian companies that trade with or invest in Cuba, including banks with offices there, Quebec and Alberta farmers, Air Canada and possibly even charter flight companies Sunwing Airlines Inc., Air Transat A.T. Inc. and WestJet Airlines Ltd.recently: Title III “could affect any company which has any, any relationship with Cuba,” he declared.
That makes taking on the Americans complicated. Mr. Trudeau must deal with the implications of what his father once called “sleeping with an elephant.” Under the mercurial, unpredictable Mr. Trump, that elephant is rampaging madly off in all manner of dangerous directions – from rewritten trade deals to unjustified tariffs to personal insults.
GlobeDebate Canada is showing backbone by dumping corrupt, dishonest Justin! Cuba is a Communist Dictatorship that Canada should not support in any way!!!
GlobeDebate Especially since Trudopias real father came from Cuba!
GlobeDebate Do we want more tariffs
GlobeDebate What is Zero Influence and Powerless Canada going to do LOL!!!
GlobeDebate Backbone? Trudeau has proven time and time again he has none...
GlobeDebate WHERE IS CANADA'S BACKBONE TO STANDING UP TO 'HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSING!!' COMMUNIST CHINA?
GlobeDebate Um ah ah Cuba is a dictatorship that has deprived and brutalized its people for decades, should an actual democracy like Canada be promoting democracy in Cuba?
GlobeDebate JT HAS NO BACK BONE. Only interested in photo ops and pleasing his cronies.
GlobeDebate Trudeau is spineless.
GlobeDebate This clown of a PM is always been a week kneed flake. If he could apologize, he would.
GlobeDebate Why do you have a picture of Trudeau along with a statement that includes the term ‘backbone’
GlobeDebate You mean the one “MADE IN CHINA”? USMCA
GlobeDebate With Trudeau Pere!
GlobeDebate Trudeau cares about Trudeau
GlobeDebate Actually Canada and Cuba have a love story since 1976 Pierre Trudeau's visit.
GlobeDebate For what I could gather, and Candians don’t seem to get yet. Cuba revolution has been built in mass murder and the slaving of people. If Canadian companies get a hit from doing business with criminals... Well... They’ve got what they deserved.
GlobeDebate Nobody cares