Tens of thousands sign petition calling for U.S. ambassador's removal from Canada
More than 171,000 people signed the petition, which accuses Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference and echoes of Trump’s 51st-state rhetoric.
- More than 171,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling for the removal of U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, surpassing the 500-signature threshold required for parliamentary debate this fall.
- Critics allege Hoekstra has 'normalized' President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada as the '51st state,' repeating administration talking points and interfering in domestic political discourse inconsistent with diplomatic protocol.
- Polling shows only 35% of Canadians now view the U.S. as reliable, down from 83% in 2022. Grievances also include reports that Hoekstra invited activist Tamara Lich to a Fourth of July party and allegedly ignored State Department meetings with Alberta separatists.
- Green Party leader Elizabeth May will bring the petition to Parliament this fall for debate. Business leaders like Rick Tachuk of the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada argue Hoekstra remains an effective messenger, saying 'he helps articulate the view of the president.'
- Expelling a U.S. ambassador would be a first for Canada, though not unprecedented globally. Historically, nations have declared diplomats 'persona non grata' during major geopolitical crises, including the Cold War and recent tensions with Venezuela.
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Petition to expel Donald Trump’s ambassador to Canada gets more than 200,000 signatures
The Carney government is being urged to expel U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra by an online House of Commons petition that has already gathered more than 200,000 signatures.
More than 200,000 Canadians Want Trump’s U.S. Ambassador Gone
Justin Tang/APA petition to oust U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has garnered over 215,000 signatures as of Monday, as the two countries grapple with a deteriorating trade relationship and increasing animosity between their leaders.The push to remove Hoekstra comes as a new wave of 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products imported to the U.S. are set to go into effect Wednesday — the latest in a series of duties President Do…
More than 200,000 Canadians Signed a Petition to Banish the U.S. Ambassador from the Country
There’s a specific quality that seems endemic to Trump loyalists installed as supposed diplomats or ambassadors to countries with which the United States has shared historically close relationships: They all seem to live to taunt and antagonize the nation to which they’ve been sent, only to then act aggrieved and confused about the residents of that country not appreciating the trolling. Pete Hoekstra, a former GOP congressman and prominent Trum…
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170,000 furious Canadians sign petition to expel Trump’s ‘unapologetic’ ambassador
More than 170,000 Canadians signed a parliamentary petition calling for the expulsion of United States Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, accusing him of repeatedly undermining Canada-U.S. relations and interfering in Canadian domestic affairs. The petition, launched on July 21 by Calgary resident Leanne Walker and authorized by Green Party leader Elizabeth May, needed just 500 signatures to qualify for presentation to Canada’s House of Commons. It surpa…
After boycotting American products and avoiding a holiday south of the border, Canadians are channeling their intense anger against the United States into a new cause: the removal of the American ambassador. More than 200,000 people signed a petition to the Canadian Parliament, presented by a Calgary resident on July 21, calling for the removal of Ambassador Pete Hoekstra.
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