🔗 Share this article Trump Increases Import Taxes on Canadian Goods Following Ronald Reagan Commercial President Trump declared the tariff rise while traveling to Malaysia on the weekend President Donald Trump has stated he is raising duties on products imported from Canadian sources after the province of Ontario ran an anti-import tax commercial including former President Reagan. In a online update on the weekend, the President called the commercial a "misrepresentation" and condemned Canadian authorities for not pulling it ahead of the World Series. "Due to their serious distortion of the reality, and hostile act, I am hiking the duty on Canada by 10% in addition to what they are being charged now," he wrote. Following Donald Trump on last Thursday ended commercial discussions with Canadian officials, the Ontario's leader said he would remove the commercial. Ontario's Response Ontario Leader Doug Ford said on last Friday that he would pause his province's anti-import tax ad campaign in the US, informing reporters that he chose after talks with the Prime Minister Carney "in order that trade negotiations can resume". He added it would continue to air over the weekend, including matches for the MLB finals, which features the Blue Jays versus the Dodgers. Trade Context Canada is the exclusive G7 state that has not secured a arrangement with the US since Donald Trump commenced trying to levy significant tariffs on products from key commercial allies. The US has earlier imposed a 35 percent tax on every Canada's items - though the majority are exempt under an current free trade agreement. It has furthermore applied sector-specific duties on Canadian items, featuring a fifty percent levy on metal products and 25% on cars. In his update, posted while he was en route to Asia, Trump appeared to state he was adding 10 percentage points to these duties. Seventy-five percent of Canadian exported goods are sold to the United States, and the province is host to the bulk of the nation's car production. Reagan Advertisement Details The advert, which was sponsored by the Ontario government, references ex-President Reagan, a GOP member and symbol of American conservatism, stating duties "damage all Americans". The advertisement takes excerpts from a 1987 broadcast that centered on international trade. The Reagan Foundation, which is charged with protecting the ex-president's memory, had criticized the advertisement for using "selective" sound and footage and stated it distorted the former president's speech. It also said the provincial government had not obtained permission to use it. Continuing Disputes In his post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump stated that the advert should have been removed before. "Their Ad was to be taken down IMMEDIATELY, but they kept it broadcasting last night during the baseball championship, aware that it was a LIE," Trump stated, while flying to Southeast Asia. Ford had previously promised to run the Ronald Reagan commercial in all GOP-controlled district in the United States. The two Donald Trump and the PM will be going to the ASEAN in Southeast Asia, but the President advised the media joining him on the presidential plane that he does not have any "intention" of speaking with his Canadian PM during the journey. In his post, Trump also accused the Canadian government of attempting to affect an upcoming US Supreme Court lawsuit which could end his complete tariff regime. The lawsuit, to be considered by the highest US court in the coming weeks, will rule on whether the import taxes are lawful. On last Thursday, Trump further lashed out, saying that the commercial was created to "tamper" with "THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER" World Series Link The Reagan commercial is not the sole way that the region – base of the Blue Jays – is using the baseball championship as a opportunity to criticize Donald Trump's duties. In a video shared on Friday, Doug Ford and Governor Newsom jokingly placed wagers about which team would triumph the finals. Each official repeatedly teased about tariffs in the clip, with the Premier pledging to provide Gavin Newsom a can of syrup if the Los Angeles team succeed. "The tariff might set me back a additional dollars at the frontier nowadays, but it'll be worth it," he wrote. In response, Newsom requested Doug Ford to continue allowing American-produced alcohol to be available in regional beverage outlets, and vowed to provide "our championship-worthy vino" if the Toronto team triumph. They finished their dialogue both stating: "To a excellent baseball championship, and a duty-free relationship between Ontario and California."