Canadian PM Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump.
\n\nThe US Embassy in Canada has accused Canadian officials of openly describing plans to influence politics in the United States. The charge doubles down on earlier claims of possible election interference made by Ambassador Pete Hoekstra.
\n\nThe embassy laid out its case in a fact sheet released on Wednesday. It argued that Canada has aimed its retaliatory tariffs at politically sensitive US states and products as the American midterm elections approach.
\n\nThe document also said the Canadian government brushes off worries about interference in US elections, even as its ministers and premiers openly describe plans to sway American politics in official documents and public appearances.
\n\nIt also pointed to Joly’s recent meeting with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat.
\n\nOther Canadian figures were named too. The fact sheet singled out Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a conservative, over an anti-tariff ad campaign in 2025 that used excerpts from a speech by Ronald Reagan. It also mentioned Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, who campaigned for Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
\n\nHoekstra had said in a recent podcast interview that American officials were “closely watching” Canada for possible election interference. Joly responded last week…
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