Inside Trade

October 30, 2025

Citing tariff ads, Trump calls off trade talks with Canada

By Brett Fortnam  / October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
President Trump late Thursday said he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada after Ontario used audio of a 1987 Ronald Reagan speech in an advertisement arguing against tariffs that aired in the U.S., including during Major League Baseball’s American League Championship Series. “The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump posted on social media . “The ad was for $75,000. They only...

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