I have a site on the Internet, and I wrote several articles about the situation involving constructive engagement of Canada with Cuba. For me it's a total failure--except for Canada, except for the workers in Canada and the government in Canada. For the Cuban people there is nothing. There is nothing, really.
My friends say the salary paid from the Canadian company to the Cubans simply does not match the worth of the work they do. There is a bad situation there.
Also, Canada knows there is a regulation of the International Labour Organization that doesn't allow the company to pay the government; they need to pay the worker. In Cuba the workers receive 5% of the salary that the Canadian company pays to the government.
For me, I repeat, constructive engagement is a big mistake--not only for the Liberal Party but also for the other party that continues this policy on Cuba.
We need Canada in the future, and this policy will give the opposite result, a result that Cuba doesn't want. We need Canada in the future, but there is an increased sentiment among the Cuban people that Canada only looks at its own interests and the interests of the Fidel Castro regime. For that reason I believe there is nothing in this policy that helps the people in Cuba.