Tag: Venezuela

Source: Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press, January 28, 2019  OTTAWA — Canada will host a meeting of Western Hemisphere countries next Monday to address the political and economic crisis in Venezuela. The Lima Group, a coalition of more than a dozen countries in the Americas, minus the United States, was formed in August 2017 to address… Continue reading Canada to host Venezuela summit to support anti-Maduro forces: Freeland

Source: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press, May 21, 2018  OTTAWA — The Canadian government took steps Monday to apply further pressure on Venezuela by announcing it won’t seek to replace its ambassador in Caracas following a presidential election that has attracted widespread international condemnation. On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland called Sunday’s elections, which will… Continue reading Canada downgrades diplomatic ties with Venezuela after controversial election