Staking a claim: Canadians prepare to fight a U.S. ban on trade with Cuba

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The Helms-Burton bill is a US law due to take effect on Nov 1, 1996, that will allow Cuban exiles to sue foreign firms that do business in Cuba with assets seized after 1959. Canada and other nations have condemned the bill. The Canadian firm Sherritt could face lawsuits under the bill.

Foreign operations, Laws, regulations and rules, Mining industry, Foreign corporations, Sherritt International Corp.

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Storm over Cuba: Washington gets tough after two planes are shot down

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Cuban military pilots shot down two planes owned by the Cuban American resistance group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four crew members. The US responded by restricting air travel to Cuba and considering a bill discipling firms doing business in Cuba, which could hurt Canadian firms.

Political activity, Political aspects, Cuban Americans, Airspace (International law), Brothers to the Rescue

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The Helms-Clinton act

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Pres Clinton strained relations with Canada further when he signed the Libertad Act in Mar 1996. The act allows Americans to sue firms and individuals trafficking in goods and property that were seized by the Castro regime in Cuba. This could affect several Canadian companies.

Editorial, Canadian foreign relations

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