U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says comments made by Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and actions by other Canadian political leaders could amount to election interference ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Hoekstra told “The Really Big Show” podcast that the comments of Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and some other Canadian lawmakers in recent weeks could be seen as meddling in tight electoral races. Americans vote on Nov. 3 to determine which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term.
“We’re closely watching Canadian activities because it appears that some of this, from our perspective, in the way we view our elections, could be inferred to be election interference,” Hoekstra said during the interview posted on Oct. 13. …