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Jun
11
2019

9th Canadian Network on Cuba Convention Held in Toronto

Toronto, June 9, 2019.- The Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) solidarity network held its 9th Biennial Convention from June 8-9, 2019, in Toronto. Elizabeth Hill and Isaac Saney, CNC co-chairs, welcomed Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, Josefina Vidal and special invited guests from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Mrs. Sandra Yisel Ramírez, Director of North America, and Mr. Yamil Martínez, Canada desk official.

CNC member groups reported the work carried out by their organizations since the 8th Convention in 2017. During the panel discussions, Convention delegates exchanged viewpoints and experiences on the movement of solidarity with Cuba and Latin America.

 

Jun
07
2019

Cuba and Ontario Strengthen Bilateral Ties

presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa de Ontario, Hon. Ted Arnott y la Embajadora de Cuba en Canadá

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.

May
31
2019

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.

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