Ontario Premier Doug Ford said U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra should apologize after he reportedly lashed out against Ontario’s representative in Washington during a high-profile event in Ottawa earlier this week.
Several media outlets reported, based on anonymous sources, that Hoekstra yelled and used expletives when addressing David Paterson at the Canadian American Business Council gala on Oct. 27. Paterson represents Ontario in the U.S. capital. The event, attended by top business leaders and politicians including Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, was not open to the media.
“Pete, you gotta call Dave up and apologize. It’s simple,” Ford said during an unrelated press conference in Toronto on Oct. 29. He said Hoekstra should “bury the hatchet” so that things can get “back on track.”…