Canada comments on the US attack on Venezuela. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on “respect for the law”

Referring to the US military operation that removed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from power, Anand also emphasized that Canada's position has always been related to support for the rule of law and democracy. “Canada asks all parties to respect international law. It also supports the Venezuelan people and their desire to live in a peaceful and democratic community,” added the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on Saturday evening on

Mixed feelings among politicians

Leaders of Canada's largest opposition parties have mixed assessments of events in Venezuela. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre congratulated the US. The leader of the left-wing New Democratic Party, Don Davies, emphasized on X that the US attack on Venezuela is not an act of self-defense and US actions are illegal. And the leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, wrote on social media that although, in his party's opinion, Maduro violated fundamental freedoms, it is disturbing that the US ascribes to itself the role of a “gendarme.”

Canadian media have pointed out in recent weeks that if Venezuelan oil returned to world markets, it could seriously affect Canadian oil producers, whose main market is the United States.

Public broadcaster CBC, in a recent analysis, quoted experts pointing out that crude oil from Venezuela has the same chemical composition as oil from Alberta, Canada, but the conditions for its extraction are easier. However, since the leftist Hugo Chavez came to power and strikes in the Venezuelan oil sector over 20 years ago, it has been oil from Canada that has replaced supplies from Venezuela to the US.