Overview
- President Trump cut off negotiations after the Ontario-funded spot and said talks would not resume despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s in-person apology at APEC.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would never apologize to Trump, disputed Carney’s account of their pre‑airing discussions, and acknowledged he resisted calls to pull the ad for several days.
- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute condemned the edited use of Reagan’s 1987 remarks as misrepresentative and said it is reviewing legal options.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the campaign propaganda and the equivalent of election interference, saying of the extra tariff, “we’ll see.”
- Implementation details for the threatened additional 10% levy have not been announced, and sectoral talks on steel, aluminum, autos and energy remain on hold.