U.S. face-off with Cuba could put Canada ‘in a vise grip’: former ambassador

OTTAWA — As Canada warns travellers of food and electricity shortages in Cuba, experts say any move by the U.S. to overthrow the island's communist leadership would put Canada in a bind much worse than the aftermath of the American armed intervention in Venezuela.
Two former ambassadors say they're confident Global Affairs Canada is preparing contingency plans for responding to the various ways in which Washington could intervene in Cuba.
They also say Canada's response could be shaped by