# Over 260,000 Canadians sign petition calling for US Ambassador Hoekstra’s removal

https://mins.news/en/item/41323

- CGTN, 2026-09-01 20:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-02/Over-260-000-Canadians-sign-petition-to-remove-US-Ambassador-Hoekstra-1Q67A0AR74k/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A House of Commons petition calling for US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to be removed from his post in Canada has gathered more than 260,000 signatures. The development is another sign of increasingly strained relations between Canada and the United States.