🔗 Share this article Donald Trump Hikes Tariffs on Canada's Imports In Response to Reagan Advertisement President Trump announced the tax rise while traveling to Asia on Saturday US President Donald Trump has stated he is hiking tariffs on goods imported from Canadian sources after the region of the Ontario government aired an anti-tariff commercial including late President Reagan. In a Truth Social post on the weekend, Trump described the commercial a "deception" and criticized Canada's officials for not removing it ahead of the baseball championship. "Because of their significant distortion of the truth, and hostile act, I am raising the duty on Canadian goods by ten percent on top of what they are currently paying now," he stated. Subsequent to Trump on Thursday ended trade negotiations with Canada, the Ontario's leader said he would remove the advert. The Province Reaction Ontario Premier the Premier declared on Friday that he would suspend his region's anti-tariff advertisement campaign in the America, telling journalists that he made the decision after talks with Prime Minister Carney "in order that trade negotiations can restart". He added it would still run on Saturday and Sunday, including matches for the baseball championship, which involves the Blue Jays against the Dodgers. Trade Situation Canada is the only Group of Seven state that has not achieved a agreement with the America since Trump started trying to levy steep duties on goods from key trade partners. The United States has previously imposed a thirty-five percent duty on all Canadian goods - though many are free under an present free trade agreement. It has also applied sector-specific duties on Canada's products, such as a 50 percent duty on metal products and 25 percent on automobiles. In his update, published while he was en route to Southeast Asia, the President indicated he was imposing an additional 10% to those taxes. 75% of Canadian exported goods are shipped to the United States, and the province is host to the bulk of the nation's car production. Ronald Reagan Ad Particulars The commercial, which was funded by the Ontario government, references late President Reagan, a conservative icon and figure of American conservatism, saying tariffs "damage all Americans". The advertisement includes segments from a 1987 radio speech that centered on international trade. The Ronald Reagan Foundation, which is charged with preserving the late president's memory, had criticised the commercial for using "selective" sound and footage and claimed it misrepresented the former president's address. It further noted the Ontario authorities had not requested authorization to use it. Ongoing Tensions In his message on social media on Saturday, Trump stated that the commercial should have been taken down earlier. "Their Advertisement was to be removed AT ONCE, but they let it run recently during the baseball championship, knowing that it was a LIE," Trump stated, while en route to Southeast Asia. Ford had earlier promised to broadcast the Ronald Reagan advertisement in each Republican district in the US. Both Donald Trump and the PM will be participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation in Malaysia, but Donald Trump told journalists accompanying him on his aircraft that he does not have any "plan" of meeting with his Canada's leader during the trip. In his update, the President additionally accused Canada of trying to manipulate an forthcoming US Supreme Court legal case which could end his whole import duty program. The legal matter, to be considered by the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, will rule on whether the tariffs are legal. On last Thursday, Trump further criticized, stating that the commercial was designed to "tamper" with "THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER" Baseball Championship Link The Reagan commercial is not the only way that the region – location of the Blue Jays – is using the World Series as a platform to criticize the President's tariffs. In a video published on last Friday, Doug Ford and California Governor Newsom jokingly agreed on stakes about which side would succeed in the finals. Both men repeatedly joked about tariffs in the video, with Doug Ford promising to send the Governor a tin of maple syrup if the LA Dodgers succeed. "The import tax might charge me a additional dollars at the border nowadays, but it'll be acceptable," Ford said. In answer, the Governor suggested Doug Ford to continue permitting American-produced drinks to be marketed in regional liquor stores, and pledged to send "California's championship-worthy wine" if the Jays triumph. They ended their dialogue each stating: "To a fantastic baseball championship, and a tax-free relationship between the region and the state."