US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra had the nerve to give a speech scolding Canadian business leaders for not
defending US policies.US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra had the nerve to give a speech scolding Canadian business leaders for not defending US policies. It's not reasonable to ask businesspeople to jettison their intellect and integrity to defend the indefensible. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T11:42:55.944Z
The Trump administration has violated trade treaties - including those signed by Trump himself - to launch unprovoked and unjustifiable economic aggression against Canada. A US ambassador is paid to do PR for that outrage, but he won't find willing volunteers to help him.
— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T11:45:43.437Z
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No? 
(Hoekstra)
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