Trump says all Canada trade talks ‘terminated’ over ad criticising tariffs | Canada
Donald Trump said he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada after a television ad opposing US tariffs aired. The US president accused Canada of “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing US court decisions.
The post on Trump’s social media site on Thursday night came after Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said his country aimed to double its exports to countries outside the United States because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs.
“The Ronald Reagan Foundation announced that Canada fraudulently used a fake ad showing Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” Trump shared.
“They did so only to interfere with the decisions of the US supreme court and other courts,” the president wrote. He added: “Tariffs are crucial to the national security and economy of the United States. Due to their egregious behavior, all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated.”
Carney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.
Earlier Thursday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation + Institute reported that the ad created by the Ontario government on X “misrepresents the ‘Presidential Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade’ of April 25, 1987.” He added that Ontario had not received permission from the foundation to “use and edit the statements.”
The foundation stated that it was “reviewing legal options on this matter” and invited the public to watch the unedited video of Reagan’s speech.
Carney met with Trump earlier this month to try to ease trade tensions as the two countries and Mexico prepare for a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Trump negotiated during his first term but has since broken down.
More than three-quarters of Canadian exports go to the United States, with approximately C$3.6 billion (US$2.7 billion) worth of goods and services crossing the border each day.
In his own post on X last week, Ontario premier Doug Ford said I posted the link to the ad. and this message: “It’s official: Ontario’s new U.S. advertising campaign has begun.”
He continued, “We will never stop litigating American tariffs against Canada using every tool at our disposal. The path to prosperity lies in working together.”
