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venezuela: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he has spoken with the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, the man Canada and many of its allies consider the legitimate leader of Venezuela, according to The Toronto Star. Fernando Llano / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS file photo A statement from the PMO says the two also discussed the need to respect Venezuela's constitution and to have free and fair presidential elections. Trudeau's office says he spoke with Juan Guaido about the need for countries to send a clear message about what the PMO calls the illegitimacy of the Maduro regime. The call comes a day before Canada and its allies in the so-called Lima Group are set to meet in Ottawa. Canada has already contributed 2.2 million for the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela that has forced three million people from their homes. The gathering of more than a dozen of Canada's Western Hemisphere allies is meant to find new ways to support the Venezuelan opposition and ease the refugee crisis in neighbouring Brazil and Colombia Article Continued Below The agenda was still being finalized on Friday, in part because of the speed at which the Venezuelan crisis is unfolding. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.