Canada's Ford stands firm on Reagan anti-tariff ad
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The measure was in response to what the U.S. president called “misrepresentation” of Ronald Reagan’s comments.
By the weekend, negotiations between Washington and Ottawa were frozen, and President Donald Trump had imposed fresh tariffs.
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Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump, who said he would end trade talks with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during the first game of the World Series.
Donald Trump announced he would raise tariffs on Canada by an additional 10pc as he reacted again to the country’s anti-tariffs advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan, the former US president.
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Trump slaps Canada with extra 10% tariff over 'fraudulent' Reagan advertisement: 'Hostile act'
Trump slaps Canada with additional 10% tariff over a disputed Reagan ad that aired during World Series, calling it a "fraudulent misrepresentation" of the former president.
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he’ll phase out
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s pulling the TV ad that caused President Donald Trump to say he was ending trade negotiations with Canada.
The Canadian PM said Trump’s protectionism and neglect of low-carbon growth risked weakening U.S. competitiveness and trade ties.
Trump threatened once again to turn the key economic relationship between the United States and its second-biggest trading partner topsy-turvy.
President Trump announced Saturday he would place a new 10 percent tariff on Canada after he accused Ontario Premier Doug Ford of launching a misleading ad featuring President Ronald Reagan discussing tariffs.
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