treblig, I have asked those who fled, before and after many of them left Florida to win their country back on brutal dictator Batista terms at the Bay of Pigs. They liked the old way of doing things and were willing to die for privilege.
I saw first-hand health and education, before and after. Nova Scotia is blessed to have Cuban doctors practising here on contract, particularly for preferring generic medications that do the same as prohibitively expensive ones.
I have friends who received health treatments while vacationing in Cuba. I used their services myself during and after the revolution and 10 months ago. I was treated as Cubans, no privileges and had nothing to complain about.
I met Cubans who stayed in the country and many who went overseas to work and return, mostly for family reasons. Cubans hold no animosity toward Americans, the most astonishing mark to me of their character.
The young are open and know what's going on in the world, their popular interest the United States. What will happen after Obama? Open and accountable in the way they responded to my inquiries.
Nancy and I roamed freely and once took a guided tour. The guide was a little off on a couple things, dates mostly so I corrected her. Smiling, the young woman said, "The Canadian knows Cuba, I'm now turning the tour over to him"---and she did.
