U.S. Ambassador to Canada says America "doesn't need Canada"

About this episode

The episode discusses U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's controversial statement about the U.S. not needing Canada, alongside concerns over a new trade deal with China and the implications of the Emergencies Act ruling.

Canada’s largest private sector union warns that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new deal with China to allow cheap Chinese-made electric vehicles to flood Canada’s market poses a risk to automotive jobs.A federal appeals court has dismissed attempts from the Liberal government to repeal an earlier ruling which found that the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy was unconstitutional.U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra declared the U.S. “does not need Canada,” ahead of the scheduled review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement.Tune into the Daily Brief with Clayton DeMaine and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Clayton DeMaine, Walid Tamtam

Guest: Pete Hoekstra

Topics covered

• U.S.-Canada relations
• automotive jobs
• Emergencies Act
• Freedom Convoy
• trade agreements

Keywords

• U.S. Ambassador
• Canada
• automotive jobs
• Emergencies Act
• Freedom Convoy
• trade deal
• China
• electric vehicles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal government, U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, Canada’s largest private sector union

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