Canada still hasn't recognized the likely winner of Venezuela's election — Venezuelans want to know why

Some Venezuelan-Canadians are upset that Canada — more than a month after Venezuela's presidential election — still hasn't recognized a winner. The U.S. and other countries recognized the opposition's Edmundo Gonzalez after 80 per cent of digitized poll receipts were released, showing him leading by more than two-to-one.

Canada still hasn't recognized the likely winner of Venezuela's election — Venezuelans want to know why
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leads a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote in Caracas, Venezuela on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

Some Venezuelan-Canadians are upset that Canada — more than a month after Venezuela's presidential election — still hasn't recognized a winner. The U.S. and other countries recognized the opposition's Edmundo Gonzalez after 80 per cent of digitized poll receipts were released, showing him leading by more than two-to-one.