Pete Hoekstra

• Pete Hoekstra cancels Canadian event due to ‘urgent’ return to U.S.

  Organizers say Pete 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.'

  Canada

  May 8
  
• U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra ‘still smiling’ after meeting with David Eby

  Pete Hoekstra said after the meeting that he and David Eby 'covered a whole range of issues that you would expect,' but provided few details.

  Politics

  Mar 10
  
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• Trump’s security strategy won’t meddle in Canada’s affairs, Hoekstra says

  The national security strategy says the U.S. government will "reward and encourage" governments, political parties and movements "broadly aligned" with its principles and strategy.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2025
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• U.S. envoy warns Canada to ‘seriously consider’ avoiding anti-tariff ads

  Ambassador Pete Hoekstra took aim at the Ontario government-funded ad campaign that aired in the U.S., saying the timing of the ads amounted to political interference.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2025
• Ford wants U.S. envoy to apologize for ‘unacceptable’ comments to Ontario trade rep

  Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra should apologize to Ontario's trade representative over a reported expletive-laden tirade.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2025
• U.S. ambassador lashes out at suggestion that Trump is uninformed, during Banff business forum

  There was a prickly exchange involving the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, during the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Thursday.

  Sep 26, 2025
• Canada not ‘constructive’ in efforts to secure U.S. trade deal, envoy says

  Pete Hoekstra said the phrase 'elbows up,' is 'anti-American' and took issue with the phrase 'trade war' to describe the economic tension.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2025
• Canada’s counter-tariffs ‘pulled the rug out from’ CUSMA, U.S. envoy says

  So far, Trump has imposed a 35 per cent tariff on all non-free trade Canadian goods, a 50 per cent levy on Canadian steel, aluminum and copper, and is threatening to bring in more.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2025
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• Canadians facing device searches and detainment is ‘not a pattern,’ U.S. ambassador says

  A survey in early May found 52 per cent of respondents feel that "it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States."

  World

  Jun 7, 2025
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• U.S. ambassador says Canada, U.S. goals on economy align

  Hoekstra said the U.S. intends to continue imposing tariffs on imports from multiple countries, including Canada, he argued there's room to resolve irritants in the relationship.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2025