Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures

The petition set to be discussed by Canada’s House of Commons in the latest sign of discontent with President Donald Trump’s policies.An official petition before Canada’s House of Commons has gained thousands of signatures in support of the expulsion of the United States ambassador, Pete Hoekstra.The signature tally, as of Saturday, surpassed 171,000, far exceeding the 500 needed for the petition to be discussed before Canada’s legislature.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump takes economic message to Michigan amid dwindling popularitylist 2 of 3Japan turns to Canadian crude as Asia feels Hormuz supply pinchlist 3 of 3Trump administration refunds $100bn in tariffs struck down by Supreme Courtend of listThe effort underscores the simmering discontent in Canada with the administration of US President Donald Trump.The petition accuses Hoekstra of “repeatedly making public statements undermining Canada-US diplomatic relations”.Hoekstra has defended Trump’s pledge to make Canada “the 51st” US state, and last year, he accused Canadian officials of seeking to interfere in US elections.Those remarks came in response to advertisements funded by the Ontario government criticis...