Canada · 19 d ago
U.S. ambassador warns Canadian politicians to stay out of the midterms
We see all of that. We are monitoring it. We are evaluating it. And if some of it becomes election interference, America will respond to it.
— Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada
Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoekstra pointed to Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's remarks on targeting tariffs in politically sensitive states, and to Ontario's ad campaign against U.S. tariffs last year.
Hoekstra
Possible interference
Joly
Absolutely not
Joly rejected the suggestion, saying "absolutely not, and would never do that." She says she has engaged with Democrats and Republicans, and her work in the U.S. is to attract investment.
Michigan
United States
The warning comes as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tours Michigan, arguing for a tariff-free auto sector between Canada and the United States. Hoekstra did not mention the tour.
