{"id":780,"date":"2020-02-18T18:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubausrelations.com\/Blog\/?p=780"},"modified":"2020-02-18T18:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:10:42","slug":"lima-group-gatineau-february-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubausrelations.com\/Blog\/lima-group-gatineau-february-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Lima Group GATINEAU February 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EMERGENCY APPEAL:<\/span><\/i><\/b>PROTEST THE \u201cLIMA GROUP\u201d MEETING ON FEBRUARY 20TH<\/a>!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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On February 20<\/a>, the Trudeau government will host another meeting of the anti-Venezuela \u201cLima Group\u201d in Gatineau, Quebec.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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This comes on the heels of the Ottawa visit of Juan <\/span>Guaid\u00f3, self-declared \u2018interim president\u2019 of Venezuela, where he was warmly received by PM Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister <\/span>Francois-Philippe Champagne.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The \u201cLima Group\u2019 is a rump collection of right-wing and pro-fascist states in Latin America, including the Bolsonaro government in Brazil, the coup leaders in Bolivia and the ultra-right Iv\u00e1n Duque regime in Colombia, among others. The Lima Group has been coordinating the regime-change strategy against the duly-elected government of Venezuela, under the tutelage of their masters in Washington.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The political, economic, media and military war on Venezuela and its people has included: (1) the imposition of punitive sanctions \u2013 effectively a blockade \u2013 against Venezuela in an attempt to cripple the domestic economy, and causing untold suffering and deaths among the civilian population; (2) the campaign to isolate Venezuela internationally, seizing its foreign assets, embassies and consulates abroad; (3) organizing and funding <\/em>Guaid\u00f3 and the so-called \u2018opposition\u2019 inside the country, including their attempted (and failed) coup on April 30, 2019; and (4) making thinly-veiled threats of direct military aggression against the sovereign state of Venezuela. All of these actions are in clear violation of international law and the UN and OAS Charters.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Canada\u2019s active interventionist role as an ally of the U.S. in this criminal campaign against the sovereignty of Venezuela is outrageous and unacceptable. The same ruling circles in Canada which are carrying out this imperialist agenda are also responsible for anti-democratic assaults at home, imposing colonial oppression against the <\/em>Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en protests and on indigenous peoples\u2019 rights elsewhere across Canada, attacking teachers in Ontario and trade union rights in general, and continuing its pro-corporate, austerity offensive against the living conditions and social programs of the people in general. <\/em>With this record \u2013 at home and abroad \u2013 Canada does not deserve a seat on the UN Security Council which the Trudeau government is seeking<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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For these reasons, we urge all peace and solidarity groups and committees, as well as labour, progressive and democratic organizations, to mobilize protests across the country on February 20<\/a> to condemn the Lima Group summit, and to demand that Canada withdraw its unilaterally and illegal sanctions against Venezuela, end its support for regime-change, and get out of the Lima Group NOW!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Local groups in the Capital region, with support from Quebec and Southern Ontario, are preparing for a large protest in Gatineau itself on that day. We also are urging concerned groups and individuals to organize local actions \u2013 including protests and pickets at Liberal MP constituency offices \u2013 in solidarity with the Gatineau protest on February 20.<\/a>We hope that over the coming days, actions can be planned in as many centres across the country to demand:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lima Group \u2013 Out of Canada! Canada \u2013 Out of the Lima Group!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

End the Sanctions on Venezuela NOW!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Restore full Diplomatic Relations!<\/b><\/p>\n

No to Canadian Complicity in Washington\u2019s \u2018regime-change\u2019 campaign!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Hands off Venezuela!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

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Organizations co-sponsoring this Call-out<\/span><\/b>:<\/span>Canadian Cuban Friendship Association-Vancouver, Canadian Peace Congress, Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War (HCSW), Vancouver Frente para la Defensa de los Pueblos \u2013 Hugo Chavez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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