Post by Admin on Jul 17, 2021 10:40:36 GMT -5
Trudeau did reverse course, and condemned the violent Cuban crackdown but one wonders if it was only due to pressure.
www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cuba-canada-justin-trudeau-1.6102440
It demonstrates the complicity of this government with the dictatorship' — Cuban Canadian Fannia Brito
The gap between the Biden administration and the Trudeau government this week on Cuba was wider than the straits that separate Havana from Key West.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States "stands firmly with the people of Cuba as they assert their universal rights. And we call on the government of Cuba to refrain from violence in their attempt to silence the voices of the people of Cuba."
The protests — which saw thousands of Cubans march through cities across the island — are a "clarion call for freedom," said Biden.
