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On October 28, the United Nations will vote—for the 33rd time—on a Cuban government-sponsored resolution demanding an end to “the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”

Cuba claims the nearly 65-year-old embargo—the longest-running commercial embargo against any single nation in modern history—has cost its economy close to US$180 billion, and counting.

Despite intense pressure from the Trump administration in the lead-up to last year’s UN vote, Cuba’s resolution once again passed by an overwhelming majority: 165 countries in favour, seven against and 12 abstentions.

Canada, as it had in every vote since 1992, voted in favour.

But will the Carney government do so again this year?

It should. But it isn’t clear that it will.

According to a July 2026 report by the UN Human Rights Council, US regime-change pressures have transformed Cuba into a “silent Gaza” and created a “devastating” humanitarian crisis.

In January 2026, the Trump administration imposed an oil blockade on Cuba, threatening tariffs on any country providing fuel to the island. As a result, most Cubans now have only three to four hours of electricity a day. Air conditioning is almost nonexistent,........

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