OTTAWA — As Ottawa continues to vow it should ship help to Cuba in some unspecified time in the future, the island nation’s ambassador to Canada is ready to testify earlier than the Home international affairs committee this afternoon.
Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz is scheduled to handle the committee after it hears from the officers at International Affairs Canada accountable for regional points and humanitarian response.
A U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian disaster in Cuba and officers near U.S. President Donald Trump have steered financial stress might topple the communist regime within the Caribbean nation.
Mexico has despatched humanitarian shipments of meals and medicines to Cuba, main Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs to name on Ottawa to observe go well with.
Overseas Affairs Minister Anita Anand stated on Monday Ottawa was “making ready a plan to help” Cuba and he or she couldn’t present any additional particulars.
Canada-U.S. Commerce Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated on Feb. 13 that Canada was engaged on offering some kind of humanitarian help to the island.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Feb. 24, 2026.
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press