As a recent visitor to Cuba, I was disappointed by your screed on repression. Are Canadians restricted from using the Internet? We would say no. Neither are the Cubans. Other than it costs $6 to $10 an hour and there are long line-ups to use the freely available but frustratingly busy public computers. And, yes, the connections are "dial up."
In Cuba, I read the news from many sources, including your anti-Cuban newspaper, and checked the stock market online. My guide had a well-worn BlackBerry, which he used to chat with his girlfriend in Miami. As for the claim that Cubans are restricted to government-controlled media, I must ask: Which government controls CNN? I watched coverage of the Vancouver Olympics and winced at the vapid CNN commentaries masquerading as news, just like in Cuba.
The Cuban channels were like community cable, with announcements punctuated by interviews with artists and authors and many items praising the 1,500 or so volunteer medical personnel who are in Haiti to help build a functioning public health system.