International lawyer, human rights activist, writer. Executive Director, United Nations Watch. BA, BCL, LLB, LLM & Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa. 
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Anonymous Canadian diplomats say Ottawa "considers it strategically important to maintain close relations with Cuba’s Communist regime for trade & political reasons" & is "afraid of upsetting Cuba because of Canada’s bid for a UN Security Council seat" in 2021-22.
On this motion in the UN calling for Cuba to respect its citizens' freedom of expression, #Canada—unlike the EU, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies—instead joined Syria, Iran and North Korea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/MHRf3R3E25
On this motion in the UN for Cuba to respect gender equality, #Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies — joined Syria, Iran and North Korea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/sl2ZzgX41C
On this motion calling on Cuba to respect the rights of workers, #Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies — joined Syria, Iran and North Korea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/q3mgl4QV9D
On this motion for civil & political freedoms in Cuba, including freedoms of assembly & speech, #Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia & dozens of other democracies — joined Syria, Iran and North Korea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/BwbWeW31PN
On this motion @UN for a Cuban civil society free of undue hindrance, #Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies — joined #Syria, #Iran and #NorthKorea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/oCF1Zx75mo
On amendment L.14 calling out Cuba's persecution of human rights defenders, Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies — joined Syria, Iran and North Korea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/DjGro87Ml5
On amendment L.15 urging Cuba to release political prisoners, #Canada — unlike Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and dozens of other democracies — joined #Syria, #Iran and #NorthKorea in voting No, thereby siding with #Cuba's Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/M96hj2PgGD
On amendment L.16 calling on Cuba to hold accountable its serious rights violators, including in the judiciary and security branches, #Canada broke with the free world, instead joining #Syria, #Iran and #NorthKorea in voting No, thereby siding with Cuba's criminal Castro regime.pic.twitter.com/4T8VOlxnQE
My fellow Canadians: these 8 UN votes by Ottawa—breaking with the democratic world—are a stain on our country's reputation. But it's not too late. Tweet your MP today to demand that Canada reverse its policy & introduce a UN resolution for Cuba's persecuted human rights victims.
.@JustinTrudeau As 13th Canadian diplomat in Cuba falls ill from mysterious health incident—after 25 U.S. embassy workers suffered brain injuries—I urge you to apologize for breaking with the free world to vote @UN against human rights in Cuba. See above.https://apnews.com/e6492b28076a4d8da8fa28a71511892e …
What a disgrace.
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