US EditionA timeline of the ad that led to Trump terminating trade talks with Canada
- On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on all goods from Canada and suspended U.S.-Canada trade talks.
- Ontario's ad repurposed Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech opposing protectionism and aired during Saturday night's World Series with standard, non-deceptive editing.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will pull the ad within 24 hours and defended the campaign as highly effective while doubting Trump will follow through on the 10 percent tariff.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, said Ottawa and Washington were close to a deal before talks ended, while Canadian politicians rallied behind Ford amid risks of retaliation and job losses.
- Uncertainty remains over whether Trump has acted despite social media posts, while the British Columbia government plans anti-tariff ads next month and Ravi Parmar said `it woke the president up`.
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Takeaways from the Trump-Reagan-Canada free trade spat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ran an ad highlighting President Ronald Reagan's support for free trade, which resulted in retaliation from President Trump, who imposed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian goods and canceled all trade negotiations with Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to apologize on Tuesday for an anti-tariff television ad that U.S. President Donald Trump cited as a reason for breaking off trade talks with Canada, describing it as "the best ad ever aired."
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Ford says no 10% tariffs coming, claims Reagan ad 'most successful' ever
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't believe U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through on his threat to hit Canada with an additional 10 per cent tariff over Ontario's anti-tariff ad campaign.
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nprWho is Doug Ford, the Canadian politician pushing Trump's buttons?
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
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