Cuba and Ontario Strengthen Bilateral Ties
Toronto, June 7, 2019 Ottawa.- Cuban Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, paid her first official visit to the province of Ontario from June 5-7, 2019.
During her stay in Toronto, the Cuban diplomat completed an extensive programme, which comprised courtesy calls on Ontario´s government authorities and a community conversation on Cuba´s new Constitution at the University of York.
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; the Honourable Ted Arnott, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; and Mr. John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto, received H.E. Vidal Ferreiro.
She also attended a reception offered by the Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Doug Ford, to Heads of Consular and Diplomatic Posts accredited in that province.
Cuban Ambassador to Canada Visits Radio Canada in Montreal
Montreal, May 30, 2019.- On Thursday May 29, Cuban Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Josefina Vidal, payed a working visit to Radio Canada, a Montreal-based French-language radio and television station.
Ambassador Vidal met with RC Executive Director of News and Current Affairs, Ms. Luce Julien, who was accompanied by her team members Mr. Frédéric Vanasse, RDI Director of Continued Information; Ginette Viens, RC Senior Director of Journalism and Programming; and journalists Jean Michel Leprince, Martín Movilla and Luc Chartrand.
They explored the existing prospects for cooperation with Cuba and discussed how to strengthen the links between the francophone news channel and the diplomatic mission of Cuba in Canada.
Canada´s Parliament Hosts Symposium on Cuba
Ottawa, May 28, 2019.- On Tuesday morning, a Symposium on Cuba was held at the Federal Canadian Parliament, under the auspices of the Hon. Senator Ringuette Pierrette and T.J. Harvey, MP, Co-Chairs of the Canada-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, by initiative of the Canadian Network on Cuba.