U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra’s speech at his Fourth of July party in Ottawa included a political nudge aimed at Canada, with American F-35 fighter jets flying over the crowd and a comment about some provinces’ bans on American booze.
Hoekstra set a goal on stage outside his official residence to get American liquor back on Canadian shelves by his next Independence Day party.
“Next year, hopefully we can all take a toast of American bourbon legally in the province of Ontario,” Hoekstra said. “And toast the friendship and the relationship between the United States and Canada.”
