About this episode
The episode discusses U.S. Ambassador to Canada Peter Hoekstra's controversial comments and the implications for Canada-U.S. relations.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Peter Hoekstra is back in the headlines after reposting Donald Trump’s “51st state” comments... because apparently diplomacy now comes with a retweet button and no adult supervision. This week on Politics Is Broken , Brittlestar and Lisa B talk about Hoekstra’s latest Canada-sized diplomatic faceplant, Trump’s ongoing 51st state nonsense, and why Canadians are getting tired of being treated like a Costco sample the U.S. can just grab on the way by. They also dig into Alberta separatism, Danielle Smith’s referendum drama, Wab Kinew’s blunt response at the Western Premiers Conference, tariffs, Canadian sovereignty, and whether Hoekstra is a real problem... or simply an ambassadorial buffoon with excellent job security. It’s Canada-U.S. relations, Alberta politics, Trump chaos, and one very simple message: Hoekstra go home.
People in this episode
Hosts: Brittlestar, Lisa B
Topics covered
- Canada-U.S. relations
- diplomacy
- Alberta politics
- Trump
- separatism
- Canadian sovereignty
Keywords
- Peter Hoekstra
- Donald Trump
- Canada
- U.S.
- Alberta separatism
- Danielle Smith
- Wab Kinew
- diplomacy
- Canadian sovereignty
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Canada, U.S., Alberta
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