Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against certain Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations. These sanctions target 14 current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government who have engaged in activities that have directly or indirectly supported human rights violations in Venezuela. These include ongoing violations and …
Canada imposes new sanctions against Venezuelan officials
Ottawa – Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations. These sanctions target five current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan government who have engaged in activities that directly or indirectly undermine democracy in Venezuela. All five individuals have been implicated in fraudulently declaring Nicolás Maduro …