Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads

By Canadian Press on October 23, 2025.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements protesting tariffs.

In a post on social media tonight, Trump called the advertisements “egregious.”

The Government of Ontario paid for the ad campaign to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of former president Ronald Reagan speaking about tariffs in 1987.

Earlier Thursday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute posted on social media that Ontario’s advertisements misrepresent the address.

It says the institute was reviewing legal options and encouraged people to watch the unedited video.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office said in a statement in response to the Reagan Foundation that the former president was a strong supporter of free and fair trade between Canada and America.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2025.

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