Tens of thousands sign petition calling for U.S. ambassador’s removal from Canada
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- NYT Worldseen 15 Aug, 19:44description edited
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Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 160,000 Canadians want him gone.Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 170,000 Canadians want him gone.
- Le Monde (France)seen 16 Aug, 19:10description edited
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L’ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Canada, Pete Hoekstra, est accusé de déroger à son devoir de réserve en multipliant les attaques contre Ottawa, dont il reproche les « discours antiaméricains ».L’ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Canada, Pete Hoekstra, est accusé de déroger à son devoir de réserve en multipliant les attaques contre Ottawa, à qui il reproche les « discours antiaméricains ».
- NYT Worldseen 18 Aug, 03:44description edited
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Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 170,000 Canadians want him gone.Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 190,000 Canadians want him gone.
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Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 190,000 Canadians want him gone.Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone.
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Wed, 12 August 2026
4 reports- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)04:39
Ponad 43,4 tys. Kanadyjczyków podpisało petycję o uznanie ambasadora USA Pete'a Hoekstry za persona non grata i jego wydalenie z Kanady. Izba Gmin zajmie się petycją e-7531 po powrocie do obrad jesienią.
- ckom.com14:36first to report
Pete Hoekstra made headlines earlier this summer when he said Canada's annexation by the United States would be a "great discussion" for Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Trump to have.
- BBC News World16:03
An online petition accusing Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs has garnered more than 60,000 signatures.
- The Hill17:47
More than 60,000 Canadians are backing an effort to remove U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra from the country, accusing him of undermining relations between the neighboring countries and interfering in Canadian politics. The online petition calls on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to declare Hoekstra “persona non grata” and seeks his removal as President Trump’s ambassador...
Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- washingtonexaminer.com20:19
The Alberta-based petition to remove Pete Hoekstra, Washington’s ambassador to Canada, has gained over 100,000 signatures as of Thursday.
- japantoday.com22:45
More than 110,000 Canadians have signed a petition as of Thursday calling for the removal of controversial U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, the latest sign of deepening rifts between the neighboring countries. Hoekstra, a relentless defender of President Donald Trump and a former Republican congressman from Michigan, has had a volatile…
Sat, 15 August 2026
2 reports- NYT World09:02edited after publishing ×3
Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone.
- Al Jazeera English20:09
The petition is set to be discussed by House of Commons in a sign of discontent with policies of US President Trump.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)14:30edited after publishing
L’ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Canada, Pete Hoekstra, est accusé de déroger à son devoir de réserve en multipliant les attaques contre Ottawa, à qui il reproche les « discours antiaméricains ».
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- toronto.citynews.ca11:09
A petition with more than 230,000 signatures continues to make its way across Canada in hopes of ousting the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. Signatories believe the diplomat has further strained Canada-U.S. relations by adding fuel to President Donald Trump’s annexation threats, and allege he’s made “repeated interventions in Canadian political discourse inconsistent with […]