Polson was protesting the fact the Algonquin Nation was not an equal partner in the redevelopment of the building in the former U.S. Embassy, which is meant to become a centre known as the Indigenous Peoples Space.

Kelly Knight Craft, U.S. president Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, got little attention from senators at her confirmation hearing Thursday. 

Kelly Knight Craft – a wealthy Republican donor with family ties to the coal industry – is poised to become the 31st U.S. ambassador to Canada.