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Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo

Havana asks Ottawa not to drop its public stance against the decades-long US embargo as Washington increases pressure.

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Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo

What this story says

  • Cuba's Ambassador to Canada, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, has asked Ottawa to maintain its opposition to the US embargo.
  • The UN is scheduled to vote on a motion to end the US embargo against Cuba, a vote Canada has supported in the past.
  • The US has increased pressure on countries supporting Cuba, including threats of tariffs on oil sales to the island.
  • Canada's government has stated its voting position on the UN motion is still under consideration.

Who covered it

Left 68%(19)Centre 32%(9)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 28 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 31 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

15/100

31 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 28 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Cuban Ambassador to Canada Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz has urged the Canadian government not to abandon its public opposition to the United States embargo against Cuba. This appeal comes as Washington intensifies its pressure on nations that support the island. The United Nations is preparing to vote on a motion, which Cuba has put forward annually since 1992, calling for the termination of the US economic, commercial, and financial embargo. Canada has historically voted in favour of this motion.

The US administration has been employing tactics to pressure Cuba's government, including cutting off oil shipments from Venezuela and threatening tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. Washington claims Cuba poses a national security threat. Ambassador Diaz stated that the embargo is causing harm to the health and education of Cubans, contributing to an economic crisis marked by shortages and blackouts. Havana attributes its economic struggles to the US sanctions, while critics point to the inefficiency of Cuba's government. The US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, has urged countries to vote against the motion, calling it propaganda and a distraction from corruption in Havana.

Global Affairs Canada has indicated that the country's voting position on the upcoming UN motion is still being considered. A spokesperson stated that Canada continues to call for the Cuban government to implement reforms respecting political and economic rights and to release political prisoners. A briefing document obtained by The Canadian Press revealed that Ottawa had discussed Cuba's liquidity crisis with Canadian firms before increased US pressure, aiming to reassure firms about unpaid bills without encouraging new investors who risked non-payment.

Disagreement on the impact of US pressure

Cuban Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz stated that countries supporting Cuba have reported being warned by Washington that their access to American trade or aid could be curtailed if they continue to support UN motions to end the blockade. He described this as "aggressivity" and threats from the US government. In contrast, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz urged countries to vote against the motion, dismissing it as "70 years of propaganda" intended to distract from Havana's corruption and advising them not to "abuse your vote for their oppression."

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the specific details of the briefing document obtained by The Canadian Press regarding Ottawa's discussions with Canadian firms about Cuba's liquidity crisis before increased US pressure. These reports also do not include the specific figures for humanitarian aid pledged by Ottawa, which was reported as $13 million.

Tags:#CubaEmbargo#CanadaUSRelations#UnitedNations#InternationalTrade#Diplomacy

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 24 Oct 2026, 13:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

19 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led with the appeal from Cuban ambassadors for Canada to maintain its opposition to the US embargo. They highlighted that Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public stance against the decades-long US embargo as Washington increases pressure on countries supporting Cuba. These reports noted that Canada has voted in favour of the UN motion to terminate the embargo multiple times. They also mentioned the US threat of tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba and that Canada is considering its vote on the upcoming UN motion.

Centre

9 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports also led with the Cuban ambassadors' request for Canada to maintain its opposition to the US embargo and that Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public stance against the decades-long US embargo as Washington increases pressure on countries supporting Cuba. They included that Canada has voted in favour of the UN motion to terminate the embargo multiple times and that the US has threatened tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba. These reports also stated that Canada is considering its vote on the upcoming UN motion.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo?
Of the 28 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 68% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 31. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 28 rated outlets on this story, 68% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo biased?
Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo is one event reported by 31 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Cuba urges Canada to maintain opposition to US embargo?
31 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the US embargo against Cuba?
The US embargo against Cuba is a set of economic, commercial, and financial sanctions imposed by the United States on Cuba. It has been in place for decades and is the subject of an annual UN motion calling for its termination, which Canada has supported in the past.
What is Cuba asking Canada to do?
Cuba's Ambassador to Canada, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, is urging Canada not to drop its public opposition to the US embargo. He wants Canada to continue voting in favour of the UN motion that calls for the termination of the embargo.
How is Canada responding to Cuba's request?
Global Affairs Canada has stated that the country's voting position on the upcoming UN motion regarding the US embargo is still under consideration. Canada has historically voted in favour of such motions but also calls for reforms from the Cuban government.

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Right

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