Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, has cancelled a planned speaking engagement that was set in Ottawa.
Organizers say Hoekstra was “called to D.C. for urgent meetings, and as such is no longer able to be here today with us for the fireside chat.”
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Hoekstra was set to participate in the discussion at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference on Friday.
- Man dead, boy seriously injured in collision with semi-truck south of Winnipeg
- Mayor of Lunenburg, N.S., banned from taxi service after alleged late-night fracas
- Man charged with 1st-degree murder after fatal tent fire in Ontario
- RCMP officer charged with uttering threats online targeted to Donald Trump
His session has been removed from the Canada Strong and Free conference website, as well as his picture that was showcased at the top of the page.
Hoekstra should just make a good decision & stay stateside, forever. He has sullied the position of the American Ambassador to Canada
with rude comments about Canada & Canadians that wreak of his “POTUS boss .” He obviously does not deserve to enjoy Canadian diplomatic hospitality if he agrees with his boss’s rude opinions & threats to Canada’s Sovereighty.
Make Hoekstra “persona non grata.”
Good deal! Don’t send anyone back to Canada. Time to just ignore them so they will just dry up and blow away to Europe!
Good bye to this rude and ignorant Trumpette. He has done nothing but insult and annoy Canadians, not what an experienced diplomat would do.
The name needs to be changed, it was founded by Preston Manning, a separatist . Theres nothing “Canada Strong and Free” about it
rats scurrying back
Can’t allow the US Ambassador coming to Canada to tell the truth behind Carney’s failure to get a trade deal like the rest of the world. Canadians like flapping their Elbows Up and Down
Good riddance to this pest, appointed to bully us. It won’t work, Hoekstra!
Please take the visa away from Peter Jockstrap and do not let this low life back into our country.
The U.S government started this argument and then blames Canada.
President Ronald Dump threatened to make Canada the 51st state and then put tariffs on our nation. This was initial act of war against our nation.
Former Pres. George Bush stated that military or economic force against the U.S.A. was an act of war.
We Are At War and the government needs to admit it.
He has done nothing but insult Canada and Canadians. We do not need or want his ignorant rant and his vile presence. We must stay strong. The usa has lost their democracy and their minds and morales. We need to build a wall to keep them out.
Good.
No one wants to hear what he has to say anyways
Stay home!
Elbows Up Canadians are very happy to stay out of the USA, thank you.
The Reality: Why Hoekstra was Called Back. Despite the rhetoric, the administration is currently in a “scramble” that makes Canada’s cooperation vital:The Pipeline Paradox: Just last week (May 1, 2026), Trump authorized a new pipeline to bring over 1 million barrels of Canadian oil daily to Wyoming. If he truly didn’t need Canadian energy, he wouldn’t be fast-tracking multi-billion dollar infrastructure to import it.Trade Court Defeat: On May 7, a U.S. court struck down his global tariffs, weakening his leverage. Ambassador Hoekstra is needed in D.C. to figure out how to keep pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney now that his biggest “stick” has been taken away.Strategic Minerals: Trump’s own trade representative, Jamieson Greer, admitted just days ago that the U.S. wants to work with Canada on energy and critical minerals, which are essential for U.S. manufacturing
Good!
American should not let any Elbows Up Canadians into the USA.
*waves*
unpopular opinion. we should be nicer to him. i have seen multiple interviews he has given. he always says noce things about us. i believe he is our champion in the white house. diplomats should always been treated kindly. even if you dont like them, they report back. better to have them report good things just sayin. i know i know im an American bot lol. gooo carney
The less this guy is in Canada the better.
Good…. and stay home, don’t come back.
He was never a good ambassador, he was just an antagonist, representing special interest groups, not the American people.
Now that the Courts are shutting down Trump’s Tariffs he may have been summoned back to the USA to take a crash course in azz kissing in advance of the upcoming CUSMA negotiations ….
Okay, byeeee!
I hope Hoekstra stays in the US.
Les’ personal info is online now thanks to Danielle Smith. So there’s that…
@ Les: Of course you don’t. Drink up.
“Canada” Strong is American rightists anyway.
Alberta Strong & Free! Don’t care how the rest of Canada feels.