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Canadian Official Says Cuban Regime 'Quite Stable' as U.S. Oil Blockade Tightens Grip
Ottawa plans humanitarian aid as Cuba faces worsening fuel shortages and blackouts caused by a U.S.-led oil blockade, despite the Cuban government remaining stable, Canadian officials say.
- On Feb. 24, 2026, Global Affairs Canada told MPs that the Cuban government appears quite stable during testimony at the House foreign affairs committee, Ottawa.
- Because Cuba produces only 40 per cent of its required fuel, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an oil blockade halting Venezuelan shipments and Mexico suspended deliveries after tariff threats.
- Shortages have left thousands of kidney dialysis patients without care and disrupted food deliveries, and Air Canada cancelled flights amid early 2026 peak blackouts, Cuban Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz testified.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday that Ottawa was preparing a plan to assist Cuba, while Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Feb. 13 Canada was working on relief and typically funds humanitarian partners rather than shipping oil directly.
- Allies like Russia and China have condemned U.S. measures symbolically, while Mexico sent humanitarian shipments prompting Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs to urge Ottawa to act.
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This announcement comes as the humanitarian crisis worsens with the oil embargo imposed by the United States.
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All of Havana, paralyzed between the oil blockade and Trump's threats, waiting for something to change: "From inside or outside"
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