I would say, first, you have to clearly condemn the violation of human rights in Venezuela. You have to put Venezuela on the agenda of the Canadian government. That can be done by this Parliament, and particularly by this committee. If you raise awareness about Venezuela, about the decline of democracy, and about the violation of human rights, and condemn them, that will be the first step to move forward.
The second one would be for Canada to become a key actor inside the multilateral organizations, such as the UN and OAS, to put Venezuela on the agenda, particularly in the cases of violations of human rights. That, in our view, is very important.
Third, I think Canada should advocate in favour of the release of the political prisoners, not only in the case of Leopoldo, but also for the rest of the political prisoners. I think you can be a clear voice in the region.
Fourth, you need to build alliances in the region. It would be much better if you work on all of these issues with different countries, particularly with partners in Latin America. I think you can work on that relationship.
Last, you should work with the European Union and with the United States, because they are now having negotiations with Cuba. As you know, Cuba has been very close to the Venezuelan government. If they are talking about democracy in Cuba, I think this is the right time to also address the issue of democracy in Venezuela and the violation of human rights. That could be put on the table. I understand that Canada played an important role behind the scenes in the negotiation between U.S. and Cuba. Kerry mentioned recently that the U.S. wants Mexico and Canada involved at the negotiation table. It's probably a good opportunity also to put the violation of human rights in Venezuela at that table.