Who is Pete Hoekstra? Why Canadians are calling for the US ambassador to Canada to be ousted as petition crosses 100,000 signatures

Pete Hoekstra, US ambassador to Canada, has found himself at the center of a growing diplomatic controversy, with more than 100,000 people signing a Pete Hoekstra petition calling for him to be declared persona non grata and removed from the country. But who is Hoekstra, and why has the U.S. ambassador become such a controversial figure in Canada?

ALSO READ: Thousands of Canadians seek to declare US ambassador ‘persona non grata’ as campaign demands his removal in new twist for Canada-US relations