The above is the result of my supplying Chat GPT with a shot of a pitbull, directing A.I. to put Pete Hoekstra's face on it. The picture seems appropriate, given that it is eminently clear whenever he opens his mouth, he is acting as Trump's attack dog.
The latest drool from Hoekstra's mouth, of course is that we are actively interfering in the American mid-term elections.That claim is especially rich, coming from the emissary of a country that is known far and wide for interfering in many countries' democracies, and even facilitating their leaders' overthrow. Closer to home, there has been widespread reporting of American meddling in the recent Alberta referendum. No so-called fact sheet can deny these truths.
Given their self-proclaimed status as the greatest country in the world, nay, in all of history, egregious hypocrisy is not something that troubles America. Those of us who have not consumed that particular kool-aid see things differently, and are deeply offended by Hoekstra's latest salvo.
During an interview on The Really Big Show podcast posted last week, Hoekstra said political ads run by the province of Ontario last year could be interpreted as political interference.
Hoekstra also cited recent comments by Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and former prime minister Justin Trudeau and suggested they also could amount to interference.
Hoekstra warned Canadian politicians to keep their "nose out" of American politics in the weeks before the midterm elections.
Trudeau criticized the Trump administration during a discussion at Brown University on Sept. 22.
"There is a pattern here of doing things that are driving up prices for your consumers and not necessarily making anything better for America, by fighting with one of your oldest and best allies," Trudeau said during the conversation.
Apparently, the freedom of speech the Americans claim to revere does not extend to non-citizens, nor does sovereign action taken by another country sit well with Hoekstra and his master.
In the interview, Hoekstra said Joly made comments about targeting retaliatory tariffs at "politically sensitive states."
Joly pushed back on Wednesday, telling reporters that Canada would never engage in election interference and would "never accept that also being done to us in Canada."
Perhaps former American ambassador to Canada, James Blanchard, puts things into a perspective that most Canadians can agree with.
The Star's Justin Ling sees method in all of this Trump-inspired madness:
[I]t is a pretty naked attempt to sow distrust ahead of the coming midterms. Trump is on track for a brutal drubbing at the ballot box — and we don’t yet know if he’ll try to pull a last-minute disenfranchisement of Democratic voters, or how he’ll contest the results.
The midterm American elections are fast approaching. Soon, one way or the other, Canada and the world will know the truth.
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