Canada NewsPetition signed by thousands calls for U.S. ambassador to be removed from CanadaPetition against ambassadorPhoto: The Canadian Press U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks at a party marking 250 years of U.S. independence in Ottawa on Saturday, July 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangA petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare the U.S. ambassador persona non grata and remove him from Canada. It says the Liberal government should also direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian affairs. More than 29,000 people have signed the petition, which was launched by a woman from Calgary and will be presented in Parliament by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.