Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I have respect for him. He's a good man.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  That's Mr. Broadbent's experience. I can talk only about my experience in Cuba, and my experience has been good. The fact that the Cuban people don't have elections is foreign to me, because I come from Britain. We have elections there; we have them in Canada. That's foreign to m

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In all my conversations with people who work in Cuba, none raised any concerns.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me just respond to that. I've visited many countries and I've never spoken to any prisoners. I've never gone to a prison to speak to prisoners. Even in Canada I haven't done that.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would just like to say that if one compares Haiti with Cuba, it's night and day. Canada is trying to help Haiti, and I'm glad they are. I haven't been in Haiti; I've read a lot about it. I've been in Mexico several times. I was robbed in a hotel lobby by five bandits with gun

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  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

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would encourage you to have a trip to Cuba, where you'll have a wonderful time. Engage in some discussion with the people you meet, because most of the Cubans I've met are very hospitable. They're very direct; if they've got problems, they'll tell you about them. And there are

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would just add that in any Cuban home I've been in, they have television, they have radio, they have music centres, and some people have computers, so I'm surprised that somebody in Cuba got put in jail because they had a radio; I'm very surprised about that.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Well, in my opinion, I think Canada should continue to have a close relationship with Cuba. I think that any aid we give them would be a beneficial thing.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Well, my experience—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  If you let me answer, I can—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me answer. I didn't suggest any of the things you just said. I talked about my personal experiences in Cuba, the many people I've met, the many people I've engaged in discussions with. I've never heard of many of the things you're saying. I've talked to Cubans who live in C

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I thought I addressed that in my opening remarks. I spoke about Cuba's history with elected governments, and their history, as opposed to ours, is much different. It led to the life in Cuba being more harsh, more corruption, more drugs, more sex, more tourists for sex, and Cuba w