Blockades not to blame for Cuban crisis

Blockades not to blame for Cuban crisis

To the editor: As one of the few Cuban- Canadian citizens living in Terrace, B.C., I feel the responsibility to provide some insight about the ongoing humanitarian and economic collapse in my home country. The narrative that the United States trade embargo and recent fuel restrictions are solely to blame for the current social crisis, chronic shortages, and the collapse of Cuba’s electrical grid, is a common misconception which falls apart when …