The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world with tariffs.
But he said a cabinet minister describing what Hoekstra called a "trade dispute" as a "war" is not helping.
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Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, speaking to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, says the Canadian election campaign was an 'anti-American campaign.'.
The president has often said becoming the 51st state is how Canada can avoid facing tariffs on its goods.
The ambassador defended Trump's tariff agenda by saying countries competing with Canada to sell products to the U.S. are facing higher rates.
As Chad Pawson reports, the premier is also making concessions in his own life to choose Canada first. »