Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement on January 3rd, 2026, following Imperialist America’s illegal attacks on Venezuela and its kidnapping of its elected President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, claiming:
The Canadian government therefore welcomes the opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity for the Venezuelan people.
The statement did not explicitly support or legitimize Trump’s attacks on Venezuela, though it also refused to condemn this violation of the United Nations’ Article 2(4), which states:
All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
Yesterday, PM Carney issued an additional statement following a meeting with the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who is a pro-Trump Zionist.
PM Carney claimed, once again, that Maduro’s presidency is “illegitimate,” and the two “underscored the importance of seizing this opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity in Venezuela.”
On X/Twitter, PM Carney “affirmed Canadian support for a peaceful, Venezuelan-led transition of power … that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people.”
Notably, there was no explicit condemnation of Imperialist America’s illegal attack in any of the PM’s statements.
Rather, he framed it as an exploitable incident to “bring democracy.” Machado’s previous statement, in which she claimed she is “ready to take over government,” mirrors this same charged language.
Ironically, Machado was not consulted or notified prior to Imperialist America’s assault. It is possible this was due to her acceptance of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, which Trump had heavily coveted and publicly campaigned for.
A source of People Magazine claimed Trump said the following:
If she had turned it down and said, “I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,” she’d be the [President] of Venezuela today.
This push for “democracy” occurred despite the mass protests across Venezuela calling for the return and reinstatement of President Maduro. Some of these protests calling for the President’s return included members of the opposition.
PM Carney’s endorsement for Machado and lack of condemnation for Imperialist America indirectly validates the bombing of Venezuelan fishing boats; the seizure of their oil tankers; the attacks on civilian infrastructure; the kidnapping of the President and First Lady; as well as wider American and Western imperialism, expansionism, and colonialism. As of this morning, 80 deaths have been confirmed.
We call for PM Carney to truly listen to the people. The invasion of a sovereign country and kidnapping of its leader should be treated as such—a violation of international law—regardless of what non-Venezuelans think of said leader.
Carney's mealy-mouthed formula is a variation of that used across the western and Anglo world. “Australia has long held concerns about the situation in Venezuela, including the need to respect democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms,” says Australian PM Albanese. He then urged all parties to “support dialogue and diplomacy in order to secure regional stability and prevent escalation”. Please god, let the Venezuelan leaders bow to power and accept a face saving "democratic" transition, and lie supine before US pillaging - to save us further embarrassment.
I believe Mark Carney is being caustiques with his choice of words, but if you look closely at his choice of words, he is saying that he believes the people of Venezuela are having a leader who placed himself in that role without the citizens choice. (Illegally) Carney is also saying that he believes the people of Venezuela should have a right to a democracy. Leadership chosen by the people for the people. That being said, Carney is well aware that Trump’s goons kidnapping the self-imposed leader of Venezuela was an unequivocally Illegal an inappropriate action. We know Trump only wants to control that country to steal their oil resources. -It’s never been about the war on drugs.