MIAMI, United States. – Canadian legislator Stephanie Kusie harshly criticized the Cuban regime during a plenary session in Parliament last Tuesday, in which he promised that Canada will once again be an ally for the island’s dissidents.
“People of Cuba, we see you and we support you in your fight. Soon Canada will be the ally they can count on once again,” said Kusie, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
The parliamentarian denounced the precarious conditions that Cubans are going through, including the first national blackout caused by the collapse of the National Electrical System (SEN). “Life under a communist regime is like living in darkness,” he said.
“I am working to make Canada once again a voice that Cuban dissidents can trust in their fight to free themselves from the Castro dictatorship,” Kusie added.
Likewise, the legislator recalled the anti-government protests of July 2021 and demanded the support of the international community for those fighting for freedom in Cuba.
On her social network account X, the opponent of Justin Trudeau’s government wrote: “I am working to make Canada once again a voice that Cuban dissidents can trust in their fight to free themselves from the Castro dictatorship.”
In February of this year, Kusie met in Miami with representatives of the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan exile communities, which marked a milestone in his party’s support for democracy and human rights in the region.
According to the website report Business WireKusie, the first elected Canadian official to visit Miami for this purpose, held a meeting with leaders of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistancea parliamentary coalition of 54 Cuban civil society organizations, both inside and outside the Island.
During the meeting, Kusie expressed the commitment of Canada with democratic values: “Canadians believe in democracy, human rights and the rule of law,” he stated. The parliamentarian stressed the need to differentiate between Cuban culture and the regime, urging people to stop idealizing the Cuban dictatorship and recognize the reality of the situation on the Island.
“It is time for us to stop romanticizing this dictatorship and look beyond the lies to see what is really happening in Cuba. I have good news for Cubans. They can expect more support from their Canadian friends,” he said.
Additionally, Kusie held a meeting with the Cuban-American congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazarin which both discussed the problem of Canadian public funds directed to entities of the communist regime in Cuba and explored possibilities for future collaboration.
