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Marco Vigliotti sits down with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra for a No Talking Points conversation on everything shaping Canada-U.S. relations, “51st state” talk, Buy Canadian rhetoric, Canadian tourism in the U.S., Chinese EVs, border security, and CUSMA negotiations.
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Marco Vigliotti sits down with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra for a No Talking Points conversation on everything shaping Canada-U.S. relations, “51st state” talk, Buy Canadian rhetoric, Canadian tourism in the U.S., Chinese EVs, border security, and CUSMA negotiations. And yes, we ask: has he skated the Rideau Canal?
Chapters
00:00:00 Pete Hoekstra on His Role and Canadian Reception
00:03:19 Canadian Media’s US View and the ’51st State’ Debate
00:08:58 Unpacking US-Canada Trade Negotiations and Tariff Disputes
00:13:41 Auto Industry Concerns and the Stalled Trade Agreement
00:18:05 Strengthening North American Security and Border Control
00:22:00 The Threat of Chinese EVs to North American Industry
00:25:46 US Efforts to Secure Critical Minerals Supply Chains
00:29:52 Impact of Political Rhetoric on Canadian Tourism and US Investment
00:35:59 Navigating Social Policies and Future Trade Deal Optimism
00:40:13 Ambassador’s Canadian Adventures and Critique of Local Media
No Talking Points is iPolitics’ signature weekly podcast, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Marco Vigliotti and Publisher Brian Storseth. The show features candid, in-depth conversations with a rotating panel of guests on the latest developments in Canadian politics and global affairs.
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