Mr. Speaker, this is not just a history lesson, although I started with 1959 in my remarks.
This is what is happening today in Cuba, too. This change of authority which was not really a change, the authoritarianism still exists under Raúl. People are arrested. People have to try to escape in order to have dignity and human rights. There is no question in my mind that the perilous state of human rights in Cuba today is still an issue that Canadians do care about and should care about.
The hon. member can talk about history lessons, but I hope he understands that history is being repeated every day in Cuba, even as we speak.