**Canada-US diplomatic frictions have intensified around trade tariffs, ambassadorial statements, and election-related accusations, yet these have not produced the conditions for formal expulsion by year-end.** US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra remains in post amid ongoing disputes, including his October 2026 podcast remarks warning Canadian officials against perceived interference in US midterms and criticizing provincial ads and ministerial comments on tariffs. A parliamentary petition exceeding 200,000 signatures earlier in the year urged declaring him persona non grata over comments on Canadian politics and “51st state” rhetoric, but it is non-binding and the Carney government has shown no inclination to invoke the Vienna Convention mechanism. Bilateral trade negotiations continue despite suspensions, with both sides prioritizing managed tensions over rupture ahead of US midterms. Traders price expulsion as improbable because such a step would represent an unprecedented escalation against a close ally, absent a triggering crisis or official policy shift.