Sat Oct 25 20:56:07 UTC 2025: Summary:
The US President has announced an additional 10% tariff on Canada in response to an anti-tariff advertisement produced by the Ontario government. The ad featured a historical speech by Ronald Reagan warning against tariffs, which the US president claims misrepresented facts. Despite the Ontario government agreeing to pause the ad campaign, the ad ran during the World Series, prompting the retaliatory tariff increase. The Canadian government has not yet commented.
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Trump Slaps Canada with New Tariffs Over Reagan Ad Controversy
Washington D.C. – President Trump has announced a 10% tariff increase on Canadian goods, citing a contentious anti-tariff advertisement produced by the Ontario provincial government as the catalyst. The ad, which aired during the World Series, featured excerpts from a speech by former President Ronald Reagan cautioning against the negative economic impacts of high tariffs.
Trump, in a social media post on Saturday, accused Canada of “serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act,” for running the advertisement despite an earlier demand for its immediate removal. He claimed the ad was a “FRAUD.”
The Ontario advertisement used a 1980s Reagan speech that cautioned against the ramifications that high tariffs on foreign imports could have on the US economy. Al Jazeera reviewed the text of the original speech and found that it contained all the statements used in the Ontario commercial. However, they appeared to be in a different order.
The US suspended trade talks with Canada earlier this week over the advertisement. The American administration accused the Ontario government of distorting Reagan’s position and attempting to influence an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariff policies.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford had announced on Friday that the province would “pause its US advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume.” However, the ad ran during the World Series before the pause could come into effect, prompting Trump’s retaliatory measures.
It remains unclear whether the ad will be shown again during the second World Series game on Saturday night. The Canadian government has not yet released an official statement in response to the new tariffs.
This latest move further strains the already tense trade relationship between the US and Canada, following Trump’s implementation of sweeping tariffs on several countries since taking office. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated his government’s goal to double non-US exports over the next decade in response to Trump’s trade policies. Currently, over 75% of Canadian exports are destined for the United States.
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