U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra participates in an interview at the United States Embassy in Ottawa, on Dec. 9, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the U.S. president’s repeated statements that the country doesn’t “need” Canada’s exports are his way of urging Ottawa to make a satisfactory deal.
“You maybe don’t like the way the president says it, but taken in the tone of what he’s saying, is ‘we’re open to offers, make your case,” Hoekstra said during a U.S.-Canada Summit in Toronto on June 11.
