e-3640 (Foreign affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Government of the United States wages an economic war against Cuba, which is the principal obstacle to Cuba’s social and economic development, causing damages exceeding $100 billion;
- The Government of the United States pressures and coerces other countries to participate in its more than 60-year economic war against Cuba;
- The Government of the United States relentlessly organizes, finances, and orchestrates a campaign of disinformation, aggression, and subversion of Cuba’s legitimate constitutional order;
- U.S. economic sanctions, constituting an economic blockade, and the campaign of subversion against Cuba are a violation of international law, the right of self-determination and the human rights of the people of Cuba; and
- The international community, including Canada, repeatedly rejects the economic war against Cuba through overwhelming votes in the United Nations General Assembly and in other international forums.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maninder Sidhu
Canada and Cuba enjoy a constructive relationship based on a long tradition of mutually beneficial partnerships in a range of sectors, commercial relations and close interpersonal ties.
Canada has adopted measures to mitigate the extraterritorial effects of the U.S. embargo against Cuba through the enactment of the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (1985) and subsequent orders. Moreover, Canada has consistently voted in favour of Cuba’s annual resolution at the United Nations General Assembly calling for an end to the U.S. embargo.
Canada will continue to engage with both countries to promote human rights, democracy and inclusive growth and to address regional challenges.
- Open for signature
- October 29, 2021, at 8:31 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 26, 2022, at 8:31 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Niki Ashton
(Churchill—Keewatinook Aski)
March 28, 2023 (Petition No. 441-01207) - Government response tabled
- May 11, 2023
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 151 |
British Columbia | 347 |
Manitoba | 103 |
New Brunswick | 19 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 15 |
Northwest Territories | 2 |
Nova Scotia | 71 |
Ontario | 752 |
Prince Edward Island | 2 |
Quebec | 235 |
Saskatchewan | 27 |
Yukon | 3 |