100,000 sign petition to declare US ambassador to Canada persona non grata
Summary
Over 104,000 people in Canada signed a petition to ask the government to declare the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, "persona non grata," which means an unwelcome person. The petition accuses him of supporting President Donald Trump’s controversial statements about making Canada the 51st U.S. state and links to an app used by a Canadian separatist group.Key Facts
- The petition is on Canada’s official parliamentary petitions website and needs an MP to present it to the government.
- Green Party MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring the petition, submitted by Leanne Walker from Calgary.
- The petition asks the Canadian government to remove Ambassador Hoekstra and raise concerns with the U.S. about his behavior violating diplomatic rules (Vienna Convention).
- Hoekstra has described Canada being called the 51st state by Trump’s administration as a "term of endearment."
- He has shared President Trump’s posts calling Canada the 51st state and said discussions about it are for the U.S. president and Canadian prime minister.
- The petition also mentions Hoekstra’s connection to an American voter ID app used by Alberta separatists to track supporters.
- Hoekstra denies knowing the app was used by the separatist movement.
- The petition was launched on July 21 and will be open for signatures until November 18, gaining many signatures quickly recently.
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