Push to oust US ambassador from Canada expands - and ‘51st state’ could take up the issue in fall
- More than 170,000 Canadians have signed a petition demanding the removal of U.
- Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, after months of boycotting American goods and canceling trips in response to escalating trade disputes and talk of annexing the country.
- Submitted on July 21 by a Calgary resident, the parliamentary petition urges the Canadian government to declare Hoekstra persona non grata under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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- More than 170,000 Canadians have signed a petition demanding the removal of U.
- Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, after months of boycotting American goods and canceling trips in response to escalating trade disputes and talk of annexing the country.
- Submitted on July 21 by a Calgary resident, the parliamentary petition urges the Canadian government to declare Hoekstra persona non grata under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Sources: The Independent