Canadian Senate stands in solidarity with the Cuban people
Ottawa, February 26, 2026.- Senator Judy White, co-chair of the Canada-Cuba Friendship Parliamentary Group, delivered remarks in the Senate plenary today, reaffirming solidarity with the Cuban people amidst the current circumstances of economic encirclement by the United States government.
Senators members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Cuba reaffirm support for the caribbean nation
Ottawa, February 26, 2026—Senators who are members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Cuba held a meeting today with Cuba's Ambassador, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, to address the complex situation Cuba is facing after the intensification of the economic and energy blockade established by the United States last January.
Collective punishment of an entire nation is an unjustifiable crime
Ottawa, February 24, 2026 – Cuba's Ambassador to Canada, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, appeared at a public hearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Canadian Parliament to present the effects on the Cuban economy of the blockade imposed by the United States for over six decades, recently exacerbated by Executive Order 14380, issued on January 29, 2026, and signed by President Donald Trump.
Cuba denounces U.S. criminal policy before the ICAO Council
Montreal, February 18, 2026. – The delegation of the Republic of Cuba to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) denounced the total blockade of fuel supplies to Cuba under the January 29 executive order promulgated by the United States government. Cuba stated the order has detrimental effects not only for the Island, “but also for airlines, passengers, third countries, and the general stability of the global aeronautical system.”
A history of unity and struggle that we will not betray
Full remarks by Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, at a discussion organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC), Ottawa, February 13, 2026.
Good afternoon. I want to thank the Canadian Network on Cuba for convening this meeting. We are pleased to welcome you to the Embassy to address your interest in learning more about the situation in Cuba. We appreciate the participation of our friends of Cuba and Cubans residing in Canada who are with us in Ottawa, as well as all those joining us online.