If confirmed, the former Michigan congressman will become the top American diplomat in Ottawa at a fraught time for the countries’ relationship
choice for United States ambassador to Canada faced tough questions in his Senate nomination hearing Thursday, as the relationship between the two countries is strained by tariffs and threats of annexation.When asked whether a “joke” about annexation is ever appropriate, Hoekstra said he could not comment on the President’s relationship withIf confirmed, the former Michigan congressman will become the top American diplomat in Ottawa at a fraught time for the U.S.- Canada relationship.
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen pushed back on Hoekstra, saying that the volume of fentanyl coming from Canada is minuscule and noting that Canada has one of the lowest tariff regimes.Shaheen’s state borders Canada and she said businesses there were operating according to the rules in the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, also called CUSMA, which was negotiated by Trump during his first administration.
Hoekstra also said Canada needs to step up its defence spending to meet the NATO target of 2 per cent of gross domestic product.Opinion: Dear Donald Trump: Your plan to create ‘the United States of Canada’ is brilliant Ford has said his goal is to get a coherent sense of the Trump administration’s plans for tariffs. Ford said he expects to talk about continental trade pact and hopes to speed up a mandatory review of CUSMA set for next year.
Canada responded to Trump’s steel and aluminum levies with 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods, which took effect just after midnight Thursday.
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