Canada Leads Attacks on Venezuela to Push ‘Political Agenda’
Published 20 June 2017
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Despite a failed resolution calling for intervention in Venezuela at a meeting of the Organization of American States Monday, there’s still talk that Canada — a backer of the proposal that sought to condemn the Maduro government — may be poised to lead “mediation efforts” on the issue.
“There are a few potential advantages: Canada’s constructive influence and relationship with the U.S.; Trudeau’s and Canada’s good relationship with the left in the region, including Cuba; and Canada’s more neutral image generally in Latin America,” the source told the outlet.
For Ontario-based solidarity activist Raul Burbano, from Common Frontiers, Canada’s foreign policy interests in the region is more of a driving force behind its actions against Venezuela, such as its extractivist activities in Colombia, than its “discourse of democracy and human rights.”
Speaking of the G-7 country’s alignment with right-wing governments in Latin America — including its ironclad relations with all of Colombia, Mexico and Honduras — Burbano pressed that hypocrisy is “the most important component of Canada’s policy in Latin America.”
“There’s no talk of sanctions against these countries (from Canada), who themselves have many human rights violations,” said Burbano, who was an international observer in both the Honduras' 2013 presidential elections and Venezuela's 2010 parliamentary elections.
“(Canada) has a political agenda,” he added.
Ottawa's meddling in the South American country extends beyond its OAS-led proposals, the body long slammed by Venezuela as an organ of “imperialist interests.”
Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who was widely criticized in March for admitting she’s “proud” of her family’s Nazi past, has expressed “concern” over Venezuela.
Last month, she released a statement saying “Canada is troubled” by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s call for a National Constituent Assembly — a call, supported by various social movements, made to ease the high-running political tensions in the country and promote dialogue.
RELATED: Canada Leftists Slam Ottawa’s Complicity in Attacking VenezuelaA Caracas-based source told The Globe and Mail this week that Canada may facilitate a negotiated settlement in Venezuela, after Peru’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna ruminated publicly about the idea, citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “global power role.”
“There are a few potential advantages: Canada’s constructive influence and relationship with the U.S.; Trudeau’s and Canada’s good relationship with the left in the region, including Cuba; and Canada’s more neutral image generally in Latin America,” the source told the outlet.
For Ontario-based solidarity activist Raul Burbano, from Common Frontiers, Canada’s foreign policy interests in the region is more of a driving force behind its actions against Venezuela, such as its extractivist activities in Colombia, than its “discourse of democracy and human rights.”
“There’s no talk of sanctions against these countries (from Canada), who themselves have many human rights violations,” said Burbano, who was an international observer in both the Honduras' 2013 presidential elections and Venezuela's 2010 parliamentary elections.
“(Canada) has a political agenda,” he added.
Ottawa's meddling in the South American country extends beyond its OAS-led proposals, the body long slammed by Venezuela as an organ of “imperialist interests.”
Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who was widely criticized in March for admitting she’s “proud” of her family’s Nazi past, has expressed “concern” over Venezuela.
Last month, she released a statement saying “Canada is troubled” by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s call for a National Constituent Assembly — a call, supported by various social movements, made to ease the high-running political tensions in the country and promote dialogue.
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