Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will decide how Ottawa responds to new details about the unexplained illnesses suffered by Canadian diplomats in Cuba once he has been briefed, following Globe and Mail reporting that Canadians were working closely with U.S. intelligence in Havana when symptoms began in 2016. The comments came a day after Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand described the diplomats’ health ailments as a human-resources matter and sidestepped calls for a parliamentary inquiry. HSH’s Paul Miller, counsel for the diplomats and their families, criticized that response: “The diplomats and their family members who have suffered all these years deserve better.” Miller added that understanding what caused the ailments is essential both for accountability and to help doctors better treat those who continue to suffer.
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