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........

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