Alexa Lavoie on Cuba, Caracas and Quebec conservatives

Rebel reporter breaks down her rare reporting trip into the heart of Cuba and much more.

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This week on The Gunn Show, I sit down with Rebel News journalist Alexa Lavoie, fresh off a rare reporting trip to Cuba and straight from the Conservative Party of Quebec convention.

In Cuba, Alexa and Rebel News' Efrain Monsanto went past the tourist postcards and into real conversations with ordinary Cubans on what they think about the authoritarian regime they live under and how the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro by the Americans may change their futures.

Stay tuned for Rebel News' long-form journalism on the real Cuba.

Back in Canada, Alexa also covered the Conservative Party of Quebec’s weekend convention, where delegates debated the future of the province’s conservative movement in a media environment that mostly pretends it doesn’t exist. From party priorities, like firearms rights and healthcare reform, he brings an inside look at what Quebec conservatives are actually saying when the microphones aren’t owned by CBC.

Spoiler alert: they are not so different than us Westerners.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2026-02-05 23:31:25 -0500
    This documentary on Cuba must be shared around the world. People need to see the REAL situation of the Cuban people. Those Canadian tourists wanting a few weeks in the sun have zero understanding of just how deplorable the situation is for the citizens. And now that the regime is starved of support and America has war ships in the area, the leadership of that imprisoned island has no cards left to play. Also, we who believe in God must pray for a peaceful liberation of Cuba.
  • Fran G
    commented 2026-02-05 13:32:16 -0500
    Actually awhile ago I thought what happened to Alexa, I hope she hasnt quit. I was at 2025 Alaska Rebel Cruise and talked to Alexa. She is obviously a beautiful woman on the outside but also the inside. Not surprised to see her concern about Cuba. She is a very caring person. Alexa please be safe.