Canada’s responsibility to protect in Venezuela

With the Latin American country spiralling out of control, Canada must do more than call for dialogue.

A Venezuelan anti-government protest in February 2014. Protests have heated up again recently in the face of food shortages.Photo courtesy of Nelson Dordelly Rosales

Opinion

BY NELSON DORDELLY ROSALES

June 15, 2016

Protests, looting, and chaos are rocking Venezuela. This crisis took a turn for the worse when the president declared a state of emergency in May and thousands of defiant demonstrators clashed with security forces in the capital. Violence and anarchy are starting to become part of Venezuelans’ dai...

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