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Jul 18, 2026
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Hoekstra says Trump serious about tariff threat over wildfire smoke
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POLITICS
Hoekstra says Trump serious about tariff threat over wildfire smoke
By Alessia Simona Maratta & Mackenzie Gray Global News
Posted July 17, 2026 9:06 pm
Updated July 17, 2026 10:33 pm
4 min read
In an exclusive interview with Global News, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Trump’s latest tariff threat is America’s position and describes the president’s comments as a call to action to address the issue of forest fires and smoke. Mackenzie Gray has more in part one of this exclusive.
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