Push to Oust US Ambassador from Canada Expands and '51st State' Could Take Up Issue in Fall The growing rift between Canada and the United States has been years in the making, but recent months have seen tensions reach a boiling point.
A parliamentary petition calling for the removal of US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra is just one symptom of a deeper issue.
A Pew survey released in June found that only 35 percent of Canadians view the US as a reliable partner, down from 82 percent in 2022.