Calgary: City Hall rally points to "near crisis point" in Venezuela

A member of the local Venezuelan community is hoping Calgarians will educate themselves on what he sees as a compounding problem, a continent away. About 50 people gathered at City Hall Saturday to join with those rallying in Venezuela — protesting political unrest and what’s seen as a biased judicial system. Josue Ramirez, rally organizer, told 660 NEWS, it is also a call to action for Canada to put outside pressure on the country that is “near crisis point.” “The government is managing [Venezuela] in such a way that no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion, no freedom of party is allowed,” Ramirez said. “There is a lot of violation of human rights.” More…