“Canada is a sovereign state, yes,” Hoekstra said ... If you look at the map, they do an artificial line right through it between Canada and the US. A straight artificial line.

President Donald Trump’s choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue.

Washington — President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada affirmed the nation's sovereignty on Thursday amid the president's repeated threats to make it part of the United States.