Cuba and Canada, uniquely in the hemisphere, have had a closer
relationship since 1959 than the one they enjoyed before the
Revolution. Why has a loyal NATO member, closely aligned on so many
matters with the United States during and after the Cold War, found it
so useful to develop and maintain a link with a country that chose a
communist path, aligned itself closely with the USSR, and engaged in
foreign policy initiatives which Ottawa so often decried? Why in turn did
Havana seek the same 'correct' relationship with its 'neighbour from the
far north,' largely capitalist and under heavy US influence, even when
there were often costs to such a link? The evolution of this relationship,
and its status today, tell us much about each country.