As I stated previously, we continue to support the Cuban people through a variety of humanitarian assistance organizations, particularly UN agencies and other international NGOs—including Canadian NGOs—that have a presence there.
Part of why we maintain a presence there is the act of people-to-people ties. Cuba is one of the countries in the Caribbean region and Central America that has the most tourists on an annual basis. Last year, our figures showed that approximately 700,000 Canadian tourists visited the island. The year before that, it was, I believe, 800,000. It's necessary for us to maintain an active diplomatic presence there.
Also, I would note that Canada has an active commercial relationship with Cuba—a total of about $1 billion in trade on an annual basis. Canadian companies have investments in the country. Hence, we continue to maintain a diplomatic presence in order to assist Canadians on the private side as tourists and in terms of their business interests.