Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks ‘not going to be easy'

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing Canada of interfering in “electoral politics” south of the border.

He suggested that the timing of the ad amounted to foreign meddling.

“Targeting the president of the United States and his policies 10 days before an election, in a couple of weeks before a Supreme Court case would be heard,” he said.

“You do not come into America and start running political ads, government-funded political ads … and expect that there will be no consequences or reaction from the United States of America and the Trump administration.”

Hoekstra appeared to be referring to the gubernatorial and mayoral races ea