Canada revokes diplomats’ credentials

OTTAWA — Canada is moving to expel a Venezuelan diplomat from the country and strip his credentials in retaliation after his Canadian counterpart was kicked out of the South American nation.

The latest developments come after months of sanctions and criticism by Canada against Venezuela, which led to the crisis-ridden country declaring Canada’s charge d’affaires — the diplomat who leads an embassy in the absence of an ambassador — persona non grata, stripping him of his diplomatic credentials and barring him from returning to the country.

Venezuelan national constituent assembly president Delcy Rodriguez accused Canadian diplomat Craig Kowalik of meddling in the country’s politics and tweeting “rude and vulgar” comments about the nation.