My experience in Cuba has been different from Peter's. The only workers I really engaged with were people in the hospitality industry--people in the hotels and people who drive taxis. So I don't really have a great deal of experience in meeting with people who are attached to the union. I've met people in Canada from Cuba who were active in the union there.
My whole experience is one of being a Canadian and being a visitor to Cuba, hoping that Canada will continue to support Cuba financially with any aid we can give them and work cooperatively with them. I spoke in my opening remarks about Ian Delaney. He is a businessman in Canada with extensive businesses in Cuba, and speaks highly of the relationships he has there with the workers and the government.
I think it's very important that Canada continue to support Cuba, work with Cuba, and try to engage in trade with Cuba. There are some mutually beneficial trading issues.