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This petition calls on the Canadian government to expel the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, for interfering in Canadian politics and violating diplomatic norms, and to launch a parliamentary review of U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian affairs.

This petition calls on the Canadian government to expel the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, for interfering in Canadian politics and violating diplomatic norms, and to launch a parliamentary review of U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian affairs.

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Sponsored by Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) · Green Party

What it means for you

If successful, the U.S. would be asked to replace its ambassador to Canada, and Parliament would formally investigate whether American diplomats have been meddling in Canadian politics and national unity.

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The full petition text

U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has repeatedly made public statements undermining the Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations, including characterizing the 2025 Canadian federal election as "anti-American";

Ambassador Hoekstra has normalized the Trump administration's threats to annex Canada as the "51st state," describing such rhetoric as a "term of endearment";

Ambassador Hoekstra has accused Canada of interfering in U.S. domestic politics while himself making repeated interventions in Canadian political discourse inconsistent with diplomatic protocol;

Ambassador Hoekstra has been linked to a Michigan-based voter identification app used by the Alberta separatist Centurion Project, while claiming no knowledge of its use; and

The Alberta Prosperity Project met with U.S. State Department officials three times between April 2025 and January 2026, with Hoekstra claiming no knowledge of those meetings, raising serious questions about U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian unity.

We, the undersigned,residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato:1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada;2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna convention on Diplomatic Relations; and3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs. 1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada; 2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna convention on Diplomatic Relations; and 3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs.

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