Pete Hoekstra: “I know that they donate to Republicans and Democrats”

You get calls and request to meet with folks and… if they’re people that are working on issues that may have an impact on U.S. relations, there’s a good chance we’ll meet with them, just to get some kind of perspective.

I think that’s my job.

Probably the region that can make the most compelling case for supplying more oil to the United States would be Saskatchewan and Alberta.

If (the referendum) is going to be influenced by governments, it’s going to be influenced by the government of Alberta and by the federal government, and maybe the other provinces, but not by the United States government.