Canada's Ford stands firm on Reagan anti-tariff ad
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After Ontario's anti-tariff TV ad blitz scuttled trade talks, Premier Doug Ford vowed on Monday he will "never apologize" for pushing back against hostile trade measures designed to poach jobs from his province.
By the weekend, negotiations between Washington and Ottawa were frozen, and President Donald Trump had imposed fresh tariffs.
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney accidentally called Ontario Premier Doug Ford the “President” during his speech at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, later laughing it off as a mix-up. The slip came after Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada and imposed new tariffs,
Trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. have erupted after President Donald Trump abruptly called off negotiations because of an Ontario anti-tariff ad campaign.
Premier of Ontario Doug Ford decided to pull an advertisement after World Series weekend that allegedly prompted President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.