U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra poses for a portrait at the U.S. Embassy, in Ottawa on June 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The U.S. administration was hoping to work out a “bigger deal” with Canada than the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says, adding that this is currently unlikely to happen.
Hoekstra made the comments while speaking about the state of Canada-U.S. relations at a Sept. 16 event in Ottawa hosted by the Canadian International Council. He said the White House was looking for a deal that would span various sectors.
