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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra during an event at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in September. He was appointed to the position by U.S. President Donald Trump in April.

Let’s recap.

Everything at the border is Canada’s fault. We’re not a real country and should just become the 51st state. Our economy will exist only to the extent that Donald Trump sweeps unwanted crumbs off his royal banquet table.

If we find any of that obnoxious or insulting or just absurd given that the U.S. looks like it’s about six months away from sinking into the sea under the weight of its own dysfunction, well, we’re just being rude.

And this week, the American ambassador took things up several notches. Pete Hoekstra unleashed a profane tirade on David Paterson, Ontario’s trade represent

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