The thing we've been calling for since 2022 is an international humanitarian corridor. It can be something de facto or something pursued through the United Nations, which would basically call on the Cuban government to allow for it, because they have legislation on the books that says they have to have a role in whatever aid is distributed.
I think, as we've seen with the case of the United States in January, the diplomatic pressure from the U.S. on Havana has allowed U.S. aid to go directly to the Cubans on the ground.
If the United States, which is the enemy of Cuba and has all these policies that are so incredibly hostile, is able to provide humanitarian assistance directly to the average Cuban on the ground, why can't Canada do that? Why won't Havana permit Canada to provide humanitarian assistance to those Cubans who have had their homes damaged and haven't had assistance coming, not only after hurricane Melissa but also after the previous hurricanes? They're still without a roof and without housing, and they haven't seen assistance from either the European Union or Canada.
We've heard that what these people in the east of Cuba have seen in terms of assistance for the first time was from the United States in January and February. I think it would accelerate assistance to the average Cuban if Europeans, Canadians and other people of good will were to pressure the Cuban government to permit them, and perhaps European and Canadian NGOs, if they don't want to use actual independent Cuban NGOs, to go in and provide assistance to Cuban people on the ground immediately.