Canada, Hoekstra

Pete Hoekstra is poised to become US ambassador to Canada at a tense moment
The Trump ally is set to be confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada. The position has never been more critical — or more fraught.
Hoekstra affirms Canada's sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador
Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, who is President Trump's pick to be ambassador to Canada, will testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Trump's pick for ambassador to Canada says it's a sovereign state. Trump wants it as a US state
President Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue. The president has insisted that Canada would be better off as the United States' newest member.
Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to Canada Agrees It’s a Sovereign Nation
Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to Canada affirmed that country’s status as a sovereign nation and hinted the president’s complex relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might have played a role in his calls to annex it into the US.
Hoekstra wants 'freer, fairer' trade with Canada as he's poised to become ambassador
Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, said Thursday he would seek freer, fairer trade between the two countries amid Trump's ongoing tariff war and agreed that import taxes would raise home prices should they go into effect.
Hoekstra: Canada is a 'sovereign' country, he'll work to improve relationship with US
West Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, enjoyed a relatively mild Senate confirmation hearing Thursday given tensions between the two countries and said despite Trump's suggestions that Canada become the 51st state, it is a sovereign nation.
‘Canada is a sovereign state,’ Trump’s ambassador pick tells U.S. senators
Pete Hoekstra said Canada remains an important ally on intelligence and national security issues, which can be maintained while addressing concerns around trade.
'Canada is a sovereign state': Donald Trump's ambassador pick distances himself from '51st state' stance
The US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Canada asserted during questioning that Canada is an independent nation, diverging from President Trump's stance. Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada should join the United States.
Pete Hoekstra, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Canada, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington on Thursday.
The man with the delicate task of representing U.S. President Donald Trump in Canada has offered an indication of how he plans to go about it. Canada, meet good cop.At his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to Canada,
Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada, affirms that country’s sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing
Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, affirmed his support for Canada's sovereignty while testifying Thursday before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?
President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with ...
Trump Still Wants Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal
Canada, of course. Greenland, an autonomous territory answering to Denmark. During his speech to a joint session of Congress, he told lawmakers: “One way or the other, we’re g ...
Trump's ambassador pick says "Canada is a sovereign state"
"Canada is a sovereign state, yes," Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing when asked by Democratic Sen. Chris ...