US Ambassador Says Tariffs on Canada May Not Be Fully Removed

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance at the B7 Summit in Ottawa, which will be held between May 14-16. Hoekstra, then candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Canada, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico, Japan, and Canada, on March 13, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said he hopes a deal on tariffs will be reached soon between his country and Canada, but suggested some tariffs could still remain in place afterward.

In an interview with Global News aired on May 11, Hoekstra pointed to the trade agreement his country reached with the United Kingdom last week, in which the United States maintained its 10 percent duties on many British goods.