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Trade relations between Canada and Cuba date back to the 18th century, with vessels from Atlantic Canada trading cod and beer for rum and sugar in Cuba. [2]After the United States terminated the Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty in 1866, the governments of British North America sent trade missions throughout Latin America, including Cuba.
Diplomatic relations between Canada and Cuba were established on March 16, 1945, with the first envoy, Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on January 30, 1945. [2]
The Canadian government, which maintained more positive relations with Cuba than the United States did during and after the Cold War, also responded favorably, with Foreign Minister John Baird suggesting to The Atlantic commentator Jeffrey Goldberg that the policy shift could help "transform" Cuba for the better. [118]
Canada has maintained consistently cordial relations with Cuba, in spite of considerable pressure from the United States, and the island is also one of the most popular travel destinations for Canadian citizens. Canada-Cuba relations can be traced back to the 18th century, when vessels from the Atlantic provinces of Canada traded codfish and ...
Cuban people of Canadian descent (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Canada–Cuba relations" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The confluence of Russian, Canadian and U.S. vessels in Cuba - a Communist-ruled island nation just 160 km (100 miles) from Florida - served up a reminder of old Cold War tensions and of current ...
Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador arrested in Miami earlier this month accused of being a covert agent for Cuba, had a reputation for being a staunch anti-communist Republican.
The Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 signalled an important change in relations between Britain and its North American colonies. In this treaty, the Canadas were allowed to impose tariff duties more favourable to a foreign country (the U.S.) than to Britain, a precedent that was extended by new tariffs in 1859, 1879 and 1887 ...