It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack

'A flagrant breach of the core provision of the UN Charter is no cause for celebration,' says former Liberal MP John McKay. 'If we all don’t adhere to those core provisions of the UN, then it’ll be chaos.'

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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BY ELEANOR WAND

January 5, 2026

Conservative MPs are celebrating while NDP and Bloc Québécois MPs are denouncing the United States’ Jan. 3 capture of Venezuelan president by American military personnel in violation of international law, with NDP foreign affairs critic Alexandre Boulerice saying he’s ...

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