Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said he privately apologized to President Trump during an APEC dinner in South Korea and later confirmed the apology to reporters.
- Trump said he accepted the apology but reiterated that negotiations with Canada will not resume for now.
- The White House’s response included an additional 10% tariff on Canadian goods, putting previously progressing sector-by-sector discussions on hold.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford commissioned and aired the U.S.-targeted ad using edited excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s 1987 remarks, including World Series broadcasts; the Reagan Foundation criticized the use as unauthorized and misrepresentative.
- Carney said he had opposed the ad before it aired; Ford later paused the campaign after re-airings, as Washington also pointed to an imminent Supreme Court review of tariff authority in arguing the ad risked influencing the case.