Continued Opposition to Canadian
Involvement in Regime Change

Across the country, people continue to organize actions to denounce the U.S.-led attempt at regime change in Venezuela and Canada's unacceptable involvement in this activity.

Toronto

Torontonians held a spirited rally and march on January 30 to stand with the Venezuelan people in their defence of the Bolivarian Revolution under the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro. The rally was held outside the constituency office of Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to denounce her role in the infamous Lima Group that is organizing and funding the reactionaries and terrorists who make up the so-called Venezuelan opposition.

After the speeches, the protesters marched along Bloor Street chanting slogans. Many motorists and pedestrians raised their fists and gave the thumbs up to the marchers. At the end of the march, the participants pledged to speak to their neighbours and friends to inform them about the unfolding events in Venezuela, to call on them to stand with the Venezuelan people, and to say to the Canadian government of the illegal acts of aggression being carried out by Canada against Venezuela -- Not In Our Name!

Montreal

Over 150 people -- activists, women, youth, solidarity groups and many others -- gathered on January 27 at Phillips Square to express their strong opposition to the coup attempt by the U.S. government against Venezuela.

Jooneed Khan, a retired journalist for La Presse, recalled the recent experience of people with regime change in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq and Haiti, and saluted the Venezuelan people and their determination. Christine Dandenault of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Quebec (PMLQ) denounced the Trudeau government's hypocrisy and its recognition of the nefarious individual who declared himself president. Claude Morin, a history teacher at the University of Montreal, elaborated the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Venezuela and the underhanded and mafia-style financing of the "opposition" and the U.S. designs on its oil resources. Marie Boti, of Anti-Imperialist Women, spoke about the role of Venezuelan women in defence of their homeland, and the pro-social changes implemented by the Bolivarian governments. Yves Engler, a Montreal-based activist and author on Canadian foreign policy issues, also spoke.

Everyone militantly marched to the U.S. Consulate and then on to the Guy Favreau Complex, a federal government building. Everyone affirmed their readiness to continue to be in action on this important matter.

This article was published in

Volume 49 Number 3 - February 2, 2019

Article Link:
Continued Opposition to Canadian Involvement in Regime Change

    

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