OTTAWA — Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying President Nicolas Maduro’s regime is increasingly clamping down on diplomats who oppose his rule. “We are also evaluating the status of Venezuelan diplomats appointed by the Maduro regime to Canada,” she said in the statement. Instead, the Lima Group backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself Venezuela’s interim leader at the beginning of this year. Freeland said that through its work with the Lima Group, the government will continue to advocate for democracy in the South American nation. Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 100 officials in Maduro’s regime in a bid to hold them accountable.

Source: National Post June 02, 2019 23:26 UTC