About this Episode

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is no stranger to diplomacy — but even he admits this moment is different.

In an exclusive, full-length interview with Ezra Levant, Hoekstra speaks candidly about the growing strain between Canada and the United States — a relationship once considered unshakeable, now tested by politics, trade disputes, and a surge in anti-American sentiment north of the border.

Polls show anti-Americanism in Canada at new highs. But according to Hoekstra, that shift isn’t accidental — it’s being fuelled by political leaders and amplified by a media class increasingly hostile to the United States.

So how did we get here? And more importantly — can it be fixed?

In this one-hour conversation, Hoekstra tackles the biggest flashpoints in Canada–U.S. relations, including:

• Escalating trade tensions and the future of the auto sector
• Military cooperation and continental defence
• The rise in anti-Semitic violence — including attacks on U.S. diplomatic targets
• Alberta’s independence movement and the future of Canadian energy
• Pierre Poilievre’s outreach to the United States

It’s a rare, behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy during a period of real uncertainty — and a chance to hear directly from the man representing American interests in Canada at a time when those interests are increasingly under fire.

The interview is presented in full, unedited — a candid, wide-ranging discussion that covers the waterfront of issues shaping the future of the Canada–U.S. relationship.

Listen and decide for yourself: is the relationship broken — or just strained? And what would it take to get it back on track?

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