Calgary-launched petition urges removal of U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra
Nearly 30,000 signatures back a call for Ottawa to expel the American envoy, with the petition set to be tabled in the House of Commons this fall.
Why it matters
The petition reflects growing public friction over U.S.-Canada relations and could prompt formal parliamentary scrutiny of foreign diplomatic conduct.
A petition launched by a Calgary woman is calling on the federal government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and force him to leave Canada. The petition has drawn more than 29,000 signatures and is set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.
The petition accuses Hoekstra of making statements that undermine the Canada-U.S. relationship and of intervening in Canadian political discourse in ways inconsistent with diplomatic protocol. It also asks the Liberal government to direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian affairs.
Hoekstra drew attention this summer after suggesting that Canada's annexation by the United States would be a worthwhile topic for discussion between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. A persona non grata declaration, a mechanism under the UN's Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, would strip Hoekstra of diplomatic immunity and require him to leave the country.
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