Anglican Communion News Service

Canadian Anglicans are being encouraged to boycott all US holiday destinations and visit Caribbean venues instead, as a protest against US policy on Cuba.

The Anglican Church of Canada's Council has called on Church members to join the mounting opposition to the United States' 34 year embargo on Cuba and to the Helms-Burton Law, introduced by the US Government last year to penalise foreigners who deal with Cuba.

At the Council's November meeting, Anglicans officially added their voice to the growing number of Churches, non-governmental agencies and unions supporting the Canadian Government's opposition to US policy. While many organisations are calling for Canadians not to take their holidays in the US state of Florida, the Anglican Council has widened the called to include all US holiday destinations.

The Presiding Bishop of ECUSA, the Most Revd Edmond Browning, has said that he shares Canada's concerns about the Helms-Burton Law and has written to President Clinton.