Canada ‘respects and recognizes’ Guaidó ouster, opposition Venezuelan envoy begins closing mission

Canada had previously recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president since 2019.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with then-interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó on Jan. 27, 2020.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 11, 2023

After a Venezuelan National Assembly vote ousted Juan Guaidó, who Canada had recognized as the interim president, and dissolved his government in late December, the federal government says it “respects and recognizes” the assembly's decision.

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