Overview
- President Donald Trump said he terminated all negotiations with Canada, citing a province-funded TV ad that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation called a misrepresentation and an attempt to sway upcoming court rulings on tariffs.
- The Ontario government’s C$75 million campaign aired in U.S. markets using clips from Reagan’s 1987 radio address; the Foundation said Ontario neither sought nor received permission to edit the remarks.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford later agreed to pause and take down the ads after speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, though they were set to continue through the weekend broadcast schedule.
- Following the breakdown, Trump announced an additional 10 percent tariff on Canadian imports, according to follow-up reporting, escalating pressure as talks remain on hold.
- The dispute unfolds ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Nov. 5 review of challenges to Trump’s tariffs, with broader trade under the USMCA framework continuing despite the suspended bilateral negotiations.