2025-12-29
TALKING POINTS
Canadian Ambassador December 16 statement declaring February 7 unconditional end
represents clearest international rejection of CPT mandate extension
Canada as interim diplomatic dean and second-largest donor carries authoritative weight
eliminating unilateral CPT extension options
Recirculation of statement December 29 during MORN sit-in suggests coordinated international
messaging reinforcing constitutional deadline
365-day constitutional gap requires CARICOM and OAS emergency sessions in January to
negotiate new transitional framework or accept crisis
CPT silence on mandate extension legal basis with 40 days remaining indicates absence of
prepared governance framework for constitutional gap
December 29, 2025