Trump’s Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta’s

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Trump’s Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta’s Oilsands

David Climenhaga - November 4, 2025

EXCERPT: "If the US ousts Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, heavy oil will flow from producers like Sincor to the US Gulf Coast, replacing Alberta oil. Photo via Equinor.

Now that Premier Danielle Smith’s favourite foreign autocrat appears to be on the brink of transforming himself from a successful “peace candidate” into a war president, it would behoove folks here in Wild Rose Country to remember why U.S.-imposed regime change in Venezuela is bad news for Alberta.

Anyone who has paid even casual attention to the political career of U.S. President Donald J. Trump is unlikely to be surprised by his sudden transformation. With his threats ignored by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his begging disregarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and with his popularity plunging at home, of course Trump was going to turn to beating the crap out of a small Latin American country. This is not exactly without precedent in U.S. presidential history. . . . . ."

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