“We are deeply concerned about the Cuban regime’s violent suppression of protests. We condemn the arrest and suppression of peaceful demonstrations by the authorities,” he said at a public event in Montreal.

“As always, we stand with the Cuban people who desire democracy, freedom and respect.”

One Preliminary statement The government once called on “all parties to exercise restraint and encourage all parties involved in the crisis to engage in peaceful and inclusive dialogue.”

The statement did not mention democracy, nor did it condemn the government’s use of force to disperse demonstrations.

It described the Cuban crisis as a COVID-related issue related to food and medicine shortages, echoing the Cuban Communist Party’s view of the incident.

O’Toole convenes other parties

Trudeau’s transition comes as his party prepares for the election, and the Conservative Party has expressed a clear support for the Cuban protesters.

Before Trudeau’s speech today, Conservative Party leader Irene O’Toole accused the “leader of a Canadian left-wing party” of being indifferent to the plight of Cubans.

“These brave Cubans are facing brutal suppression by the communist regime while calling for the basic democratic freedoms we enjoy in Canada-and the so-called political leadership in Canada doesn’t seem to care,” he wrote.

“I condemn the actions of the Cuban Communist regime and call on Justin Trudeau, Jagmit Singh, Yves-François Blanchett and Annami Paul to do the same.”

“The silence of these people, some of whom have previously praised the brutal dictator of the Cuban regime, speaks for it.”

‘Good first step’

The Cuban Canadian activist Ernesto Perez Alfonso is a software engineer in Toronto. He came to Canada through the Skilled Worker Program 12 years ago. He said that Trudeau Zhou Si’s speech is “a good first step.” “This is not enough, but for now, this is the best result we can get.”

“Since last November, a series of human rights violations have occurred, especially San Isidro Movement with January 27 sports. But no condemnation [from] The Canadian government…until today did not deal with these violations. “

The two groups were formed to protest Cuban Decree No. 349, which requires artists to obtain government permission before creating works of art. Following a rare protest outside the Ministry of Culture on January 27, several people were detained, harassed or interrogated.Cuban government Condemned them as “mercenaries”.

The New Democratic Party echoes the Cuban government’s line

Perez Alfonso said that although the Trudeau government has improved its public stance, the New Democratic Party is closer to the line advocated by the Cuban regime.

The statement issued by the New Democratic Party foreign affairs commentator Jack Harris mainly talked about ending the US embargo against Cuba.

Cuban democracy activists differed in their views on the embargo. Many people believe that they blamed their own mistakes on external sanctions, thus helping the Communist Party to maintain power.

But Cubans outside the ruling party rarely argue that the country’s severe shortage is actually the result of the embargo, which has made food and medicine tax-free since 2000.

Perez Alfonso said that the New Democratic Party’s statement disappointed Cuban Canadians. He said: “They condemned the embargo and made no mention of the recent repression of the Cuban people.”

The Quebec Group did not condemn Cuba’s repression, even though it has loudly Call for an end to sanctions. The Green Party is very concerned about its own internal issues and has not yet issued a statement on the matter.

Perez Alfonso said that Cuban Canadians will continue to urge all political parties to take a clear stand and demand that Cuba return to democracy. Cuba held its last free election in 1948. “We hope to get the support of the second party at least in 1948. Canada, the official opposition party.”