US EditionTrump likes Canadian PM Carney, but won't talk trade anymore over Ronald Reagan ad
President Trump rejected resuming trade talks after Ontario aired an anti-tariff ad using Reagan clips, leading to a 10% tariff increase on Canada, despite Carney's apology.
- On Oct. 31, President Donald Trump said he received an apology from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney but will not resume trade negotiations, suspending talks with Canada.
- Doug Ford's one-minute commercial from Ontario spliced Former President Ronald Reagan's 1987 address to argue against tariffs, though Reagan defended a narrow application rather than broad rejection.
- U.S. tariffs already include a 35% tariff on some goods and 50 tariffs on steel and aluminium, with Trump threatening an additional 10% tariff on Canada.
- Speaking after an Asia trip, Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, said `I did apologise to the President` at a South Korea dinner and opposed Doug Ford’s ad before it aired.
- Negotiators had been moving on sectoral tariffs and energy, with Mark Carney pitching Keystone XL, while Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Oct. 31 the goal is to return and cooperate on oil, gas and critical minerals.
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Canada's Carney says he apologised to Trump over Reagan ad
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that he had apologised to President Donald Trump over a political advertisement targeting Americans that had drawn the ire of the U.S. leader. Read full story
Canadian PM Mark Carney says he apologised to Trump over anti-tariff ad
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that he had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump for an anti-tariff advertisement that used former president Ronald Reagans remarks to criticise trade barriers. His statement came after Trump confirmed the apology, calling the ad “false” and claiming “Ronald Reagan loved tariffs.”
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