Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks at a party marking 250 years of U.S. independence in Ottawa on Saturday, July 4, 2026. The online petition, which is set to be presented in the House of Commons in the fall, says Pete Hoekstra should be declared persona non grata and the Canadian government should request his removal as U.S. ambassador to Canada. The petition accuses Hoekstra of making statements that undermine the Canada-U.S. diplomatic relationship and of "making repeated interventions in Canadian political discourse inconsistent with diplomatic protocol." The petition also says Hoekstra has normalized the Trump administration's threats to annex Canada. Responding to reporters in Canada who have challenged his comments, Hoekstra said it's his job to "present the president's views."