Buenos Dias! I want to spare just a minute from my busy day to send my good wishes to Canada, a very fine country, which has benefited my own beloved Cuba with trade, tourism, and good relations, despite the insane machinations and plots of the money-mad gringos immediately to the south of you.

I also want to congratulate you on repelling their invasion forces in 1812-14. Well done! We had to deal with a similar problem at the Bay of Pigs, as you will recall.

I fondly remember the visit of your brilliant Prime Minister Trudeau, a remarkable statesman who is sorely missed! God rest his soul.

Lastly, I congratulate you on the capture of the notorious Catspaw49, and I hope that you can persuade him to "spill the beans" and then get rid of him (I mean, return him to Ohio) just as quickly as is humanly possible. A decent country like Canada does not deserve to have to put up with such grotesque characters.

Vaya con Dios!

Fidel