How Pete Hoekstra became 'the most controversial U.S. ambassador in history’

APMA
Dec 22, 2025
1 min read

Tom Blackwell, National Post

Dec 13, 2025

“For the first time, it appears that the American ambassador’s audience in everything he says publicly is the president,” said Flavio Volpe, president of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. “He is very likely making his boss happy, while he makes the rest of us uneasy … He’s not a traditional ambassador. He’s not from central casting.”

Read here

Recent Posts

See All

Canada asks South Koreans, Germans for auto sector production pledges as part of submarine bid: source

Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Jan 7, 2026 Ottawa is asking South Korea and Germany to pair their submarine bids with commitments to auto manufacturing in Canada. The President of the APMA, Flavio V

Ontario local union head says national leadership not stepping up for auto workers

Ethan Lang, CBC News Jan 7, 2025 GM’s Oshawa local union president, Jeff Gray, voiced concerns that union leadership is not doing enough for its members. Meanwhile, APMA President Flavio Volpe acknowl

Florence Bolduc, CBC Radio-Canada Jan 6, 2025 [Original story in French] “Manufacturing costs in the United States have increased significantly with the import of all parts from Japan, Korea, Europe a

Subscribe to "The Particular"