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Venezuelan opposition leader meets Champagne, Trudeau as part of world tourVisit part of international tour aimed at bolstering support for challenge to MaduroMike Blanchfield · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 27, 2020 9:03 AM ETVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by many nations including Canada as the country's rightful interim ruler, speaks to reporters outside Venezuela's National Assembly building in Caracas on Jan. 5. (Fausto Torrealba/Reuters)Canada wants to "reinvigorate" the effort to bring democracy to Venezuela, Canada's top diplomat said Monday as he welcomed the country's challenger to the current leader to Ottawa to discuss those seemingly bleak prospects.Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne held talks in Ottawa with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan , who is on a multi-country tour to bolster international support for his effort to replace the country's current president — Nicolas Maduro — and lead Venezuela until a transparent presidential election can be held.The once prosperous and oil-rich South American country has been mired in a political and economic crisis for years, but the reform efforts gained momentum a little more than a year ago when socialist Maduro sought to hold on to power after an election decried by many countries as illegitimate.Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/guaido-visit-trudeau-1.5441424
