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Hoekstra affirms Canada's sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador
Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, who is President Trump's pick to be ambassador to Canada, will testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pete Hoekstra is poised to become US ambassador to Canada at a tense moment
The Trump ally is set to be confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada. The position has never been more critical — or more fraught.
Trump's ambassador pick says "Canada is a sovereign state"
"Canada is a sovereign state, yes," Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing when asked by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware whether he agreed that Canada is an independent nation and that it "should not be even jokingly referred to as the 51st state."
Hoekstra: Canada is a 'sovereign' country, he'll work to improve relationship with US
West Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, enjoyed a relatively mild Senate confirmation hearing Thursday given tensions between the two countries and said despite Trump's suggestions that Canada become the 51st state, it is a sovereign nation.
Hoekstra wants 'freer, fairer' trade with Canada as he's poised to become ambassador
Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, said Thursday he would seek freer, fairer trade between the two countries amid Trump's ongoing tariff war and agreed that import taxes would raise home prices should they go into effect.
Pete Hoekstra, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Canada, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington on Thursday.
The man with the delicate task of representing U.S. President Donald Trump in Canada has offered an indication of how he plans to go about it. Canada, meet good cop.At his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to Canada,
‘Canada is a sovereign state,’ Trump’s ambassador pick tells U.S. senators
Pete Hoekstra said Canada remains an important ally on intelligence and national security issues, which can be maintained while addressing concerns around trade.
Donald Trump's pick for envoy to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, says it's sovereign
Canada is a sovereign state, yes, Pete Hoekstra said with a wry look when asked by Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, during his confirmation hearing
‘Canada is a sovereign state,’ says Trump’s choice for ambassador
Pete Hoekstra also said Canada needs to step up its defence spending to meet the NATO target of two per cent of gross domestic product.
Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada, affirms that country’s sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing
Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, affirmed his support for Canada's sovereignty while testifying Thursday before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
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