Canada warns of looming refugee crisis in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday that Canada is worried political and economic turmoil in Venezuela will result in a refugee crisis in South America and she planned to deliver that message in person at the UN.  “I do think … this is a humanitarian crisis as well as a political one,” Freeland said at the Toronto Global Forum conference. “And I think … there are mounting signs of a regional refugee crisis as well. Colombia and Brazil are facing a lot of pressure. So I think it is an area where Canada needs to be very engaged.” More…