Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says todayÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has entrenched him as a dictator.
FreelandÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s remarks align Canada with the international community in condemning MaduroÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s recent election victory as fraudulent and illegitimate.
She says the suffering of VenezuelaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s people will only get worse the longer he is in power.
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Canada has downgraded diplomatic relations with Venezuela and imposed sanctions on 70 officials in the regime.
VenezuelaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s political and economic crisis has forced three million people to flee the country in search of food, health care and other basic services since 2015.
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Canada has provided $2.2 million in humanitarian assistance to Venezuela and is a member of the Lima Group of countries that is trying to bring international pressure to bear on the South American country.
The Canadian Press
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