Those hoping for an “elbows up” response from Prime Minister Mark Carney to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela — and his threat to conquer Greenland (and possibly Colombia, Cuba and Mexico) — have been sorely disappointed by the PM’s carefully worded comments.

As Carney put it in his initial response on X to Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and shipping them off to New York for prosecution for “narco-terrorism” and other crimes: “The Canadian government … welcomes the opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace and prosperity for the Venezuelan people.

“In keeping with our long-standing commitment to upholding the rule of law, sovereignty and human rights, Canada calls on all parties to respect international law,” he said. “We stand by the Venezuelan people’s sovereign right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and........

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