超过6万名加拿大人签署请愿书，要求美国驻加拿大大使皮特·霍克斯特拉(Pete Hoekstra)因干涉加拿大政治而被驱逐[1]。请愿书指控霍克斯特拉反复插手加拿大政治事务，并将特朗普政府吞并加拿大的威胁正常化[1]。加拿大绿党领导人伊丽莎白·梅(Elizabeth May)计划将该请愿书提交至议会[1]。
这一举动发生在美加贸易关系高度紧张之际[1]。美国计划对价值200至280亿加元的加拿大商品征收50%关税，定于下周三生效[1]。特朗普政府以美国汽车、乳制品和酒精遭遇不公正对待为由宣布了上述关税措施[1]。加拿大总理马克·卡尼(Mark Carney)已警告，如果美国执行新关税，加拿大将采取进一步的报复行动[1]。
More than 60,000 Canadians have signed a petition demanding the expulsion of US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, accusing him of repeatedly interfering in Canadian political matters and normalizing threats to annex Canada [1]. The petition comes amid heightened trade tensions between the two nations, as the United States plans to impose 50 percent tariffs on between 20 billion and 28 billion Canadian dollars in goods, effective next Wednesday [1]. President Trump justified the tariffs by citing what he characterized as unfair US treatment regarding automobiles, dairy products, and alcohol [1].
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned that further retaliatory measures will be taken if the new tariffs are implemented [1]. The petition is set to be presented to Parliament by Green Party leader Elizabeth May [1].