US EditionCarney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying `I did apologise to the president`, and said the apology was conveyed Wednesday at a dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung during the APEC summit in Gyeongju.
- The Ontario ad campaign prompted President Donald Trump to announce on Truth Social he was increasing the tariff on Canada by 10 per cent and canceling trade talks last week.
- Carney says he reviewed the commercial and told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to air the 60-second ad using edited excerpts from Ronald Reagan's 1987 radio address.
- Officials report that negotiations had been making progress before being suspended last week and have not resumed, while Trump accepted Carney's apology but said he will not restart trade talks.
- Carney said his next move is the federal budget on Nov. 4 to refashion Canada's economy amid 50-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, 25-per-cent on autos, and over 45 per cent on softwood producers.
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Carney Says He Apologized to Trump, Told Ford Not to Run Anti-Tariff Reagan Ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the anti-tarfiff advertisement in the United States, which caused U.S. President Donald Trump to stop trade negotiations with Canada and say he’ll hike tariffs. Ontario’s $75 million advertising campaign featured clips of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaking about tariffs and the value of free trade. Carney told reporters on Nov. 1 during a news conference at …
Canadian PM Carney says he told Ontario’s premier not to run anti-tariff ad that upset Donald Trump
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Carney also confirmed that he apologized to the president during a dinner at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit because Trump was “offended.” Ontario’s television advertisement that aired in in the U.S. criticizes Trump’s tariffs by citing a sp…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that he apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump for a TV ad that opposed tariffs, although he said he was willing to negotiate a better trade deal with his southern neighbor. “Yes, I apologized to the president,” Carney told reporters on Saturday in Gyeongju, South Korea, where he was attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum summit. Carney explained that he saw the announcement …
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