Deepen Canada–Cuba ties
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to deepen Canada–Cuba economic and cultural ties, apply the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act to protect Canadian firms, lift the non‑essential travel advisory, and reaffirm opposition to the U.S. embargo.
Why we would sign this petition
- Deepening ties would expand trade and tourism opportunities for Canadian businesses and travellers with Cuba.
- Enforcing the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act could shield Canadian firms from U.S. sanctions and reduce legal risk for Cuba‑related operations.
- Lifting the travel advisory and backing the UN resolution would support predictable relations and defend Canada’s longstanding policy stance.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Using extraterritorial protections could provoke diplomatic or economic friction with the United States and complicate bilateral relations.
- Lifting travel advisories could expose travellers to health, safety or consular risks the government judges significant, creating liability and resource concerns.
- Prioritizing expanded ties and tourism may conflict with other foreign‑policy goals and require administrative effort or spending; targeted alternatives might be preferable.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the Government of Canada Canada and Cuba have maintained unbroken diplomatic and cultural ties for over eighty years, with Canadian tourists accounting for over one third of the island's international visitors each year; The United States of America has maintained a unilateral economic blockade of Cuba since 1960, condemned by international observers and legal experts as a form of collective punishment; and For thirty-three consecutive years, Canada has voted in support of the annual resolution of the United Nations General Assembly calling for an end to the United States embargo against Cuba. We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Deepen and defend economic and cultural exchanges between Canada and Cuba in the face of United States aggression; 2. Enforce the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act, to protect Canadian corporations who do business in Cuba against United States sanctions; 3. Lift the Government of Canada’s advisory against non-essential travel to Cuba and expand opportunities for tourism and trade; and 4. Reaffirm Canada’s historic opposition to the United States embargo against Cuba at the United Nations and support the annual resolution on the Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo.
Government response
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