Yes, I support her views totally.
I think if Canada, in unison with Europe and with parts of Latin America and perhaps Japan and Australia—A unified approach by a broader grouping of countries might yield some benefits. Perhaps Cuba would be inclined to listen more to Europe and to Canada if we spoke with one voice. As it is now, the European Union speaks with many voices. They formulate a European position and then Spain breaks it, or other countries. I guess I would say that if there were a more coordinated approach among like-minded countries with Canada, that perhaps would wield more influence, and I wish it would wield a lot of influence. Perhaps when Fidel is off the scene, it will work better.
Whether Canada should push this line itself--I think it should. I think we should make our views on this known continuously to Cuba. We should continue to have a constructive interchange, politically correct and so on. We would aggravate the Cuban government immensely, if we focused explicitly and continuously on the recommendations of the UN observer. So generally, I think I would certainly agree that that type of pressure would be useful, especially if coordinated. But whether we should be providing assistance is a related but separate question.