The lawyer for Canadian diplomats suing Ottawa over 'Havana syndrome' criticized a report on the symptoms that have been reported by American and Canadian diplomats.
U.S. government officials with ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms will continue to receive access to health care: White House
Paul Miller, who represents diplomats alleging in the lawsuit that they suffered concussion-like symptoms during service at the Canadian Embassy in Havana,“If a diplomat or a family member is impacted by something that happens, the Canadian government has to stop relying upon a broken worker’s compensation system and actually step up and provide the treatment,” Miller told Global News.
Miller, who represents Canadian diplomats in the $28-million suit, said the embassy staff and their families are still dealing with the symptoms and are trying to get proper care. The first NIH study examined 86 government staff and family members with reported symptoms from Cuba as well as Austria, China and other locations between June 2018 and July 2022, along with 30 other U.S. government participants with no reported symptoms to compare them.
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