Ontario premier doesn’t back down against Trump, posts video of Reagan opposing tariffs
TORONTO AP The leader of Canada s preponderance populous province posted remarks by former U S President Ronald Reagan on social media on Friday showing Reagan opposed tariffs hours after President Donald Trump reported he s ending all bargain negotiations with Canada because of a television ad that Trump revealed misstates Reagan s opposition to tariffs Ontario Premier Doug Ford didn t back down and explained Canada and the U S are friends neighbors and allies and Reagan knew that both are stronger together Ford then provided a link to a Reagan speech where the late president voices opposition to tariffs A spokesperson for Ford announced the ad will run Friday night during Encounter of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers On Thursday Trump posted The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just publicized that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement which is FAKE featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs Trump doubled down on his criticism of the Ontario ads again on Friday and accused Canada of trying to influence an upcoming U S Supreme Court ruling on his global tariff regime Trump s call for an abrupt end to negotiations has further inflamed contract tensions between the neighbors and longtime allies Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed this week he aims to double his country s exports to countries outside the U S because of the threat posed by Trump s tariffs Canadian bureaucrats remain ready to continue talks to reduce tariffs in certain sectors he mentioned We can t control the transaction protocol of the United States We recognize that that guidelines has fundamentally changed from the s Carney announced Friday morning before boarding a flight to Asia We have to focus on what we can control and realize what we can t control Carney is trying to secure a commerce deal with Trump but tariffs are taking a toll in the aluminum steel auto and lumber sectors White House spokesman Kush Desai stated talks with Canada have not led to any constructive progress Ontario s taxpayer-funded ad campaign on American TV networks that misleadingly edited President Reagan s radio address about deal is the latest example of how Canadian leaders would rather play games than engage with the Administration Desai explained in a declaration As President Trump made clear on Truth Social further talks are a futile effort if Canada can t be serious The Ontario ruling body has declared it would pay about million Canadian US million for the ads to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of former president Reagan speaking about tariffs in Ford noted earlier this week he had heard that Trump had seen the ad I m sure he wasn t too happy Ford disclosed He noted the aim is to blast the pro-trade message to Americans It s real because it was coming from the best president the country s ever seen Ronald Reagan Ford revealed I feel the Reagan Republicans are going to be fighting with the MAGA group and let s hope Reagan Republicans win Ford is a populist conservative who doesn t belong to the same party as Carney a Liberal Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew backed Ford It s clear that these ads are working If you throw a rock at a lake and you don t hear a splash you supposedly missed So to my good friend Doug Ford keep the ads on TV They re effective and this country is behind you Kinew commented The premier of British Columbia David Eby mentioned he will make ads that defend the lumber industry saying Americans need to hear how tariffs raise prices But Daniel B land a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal reported the ad has backfired big time Carney likely necessities to speak to Ford and other premiers to bring various sense of residents unity to Club Canada B land announced Trump has been threatening Canada s financial system and sovereignty with tariffs majority offensively by claiming Canada could be the st state Jason Kenney a former Conservative cabinet minister under ex-Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Trump s posts just embarrassing The Ontario ad does not misrepresent President Reagan s anti-tariff radio address in any respect whatsoever It is a direct replay of his radio address formatted for a one minute ad Kenney posted on social media Kenney also took aim at the Reagan foundation They know perfectly well that the Ontario ad captures precisely President Reagan s opposition to tariffs and endorsement for free contract But it is obvious that the Foundation now has gormless leadership which is easily intimidated by a call from the White House yet another sign of the hugely corrosive influence of Trump on the American conservative movement he posted Source
