Canada, as a member of the Lima Group (the majority of Latin American, Caribbean countries and Canada), has expressed support to Juan Guaidó, as interim president of Venezuela for his “commitment to lead Venezuela to free and fair presidential elections.”Opposing view: Should Canada pick sides in Venezuela? NoPrior to the elections, the Lima Group stated it would not recognize the results of the presidential elections due to the historical lack of transparency and tampering. The results were strongly criticized by the Lima Group, the U.S., the European Parliament, and the OAS. The National Assembly declared elections as fraudulent and advised Maduro that he wouldn’t be recognized as president after Jan. 10. Venezuela is facing the worst humanitarian and economic crisis ever to happen in the world without a war.

Source: thestar February 19, 2019 10:52 UTC