Ongoing trade negotiations and routine diplomatic engagements between Ottawa and Washington continue without escalation to formal expulsion measures. A citizen petition with over 70,000 signatures has called for U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to be declared persona non grata amid public criticism of his statements, yet the document remains scheduled for parliamentary presentation in the fall with no accompanying government action or official statements indicating intent to remove him. Canadian officials, including the trade minister and the newly appointed ambassador to the United States, have emphasized continued bilateral coordination on economic issues through mid-August deadlines and beyond. Historical precedent shows ambassador expulsions as rare diplomatic tools reserved for acute crises, and current relations lack comparable triggers. These factors underpin trader consensus that expulsion by year-end remains improbable.