"Carney also confirmed that he apologized to the president during a dinner at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit because Trump was "offended." Ontario's television advertisement that aired in in the U.S. criticizes Trump's tariffs by citing a speech from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The ad infuriated Trump, who ended trade talks with Canada and said he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10%."
"Ford is a populist Conservative while Carney is a Liberal. As premier, Ford is the equivalent of a U.S. governor. "I'm the one who is responsible, in my role as prime minister, for the relationship with the president of the U.S., and the federal government is responsible for the foreign relationship with the U.S. government," Carney said. A spokesperson for Ford didn't immediately respond when asked if Carney told Ford not to run the ad."
Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff television advertisement and later apologized to President Trump at an APEC dinner because Trump was offended. The advertisement cited a Ronald Reagan speech to criticize Trump’s tariffs, provoking Trump to end trade talks with Canada and threaten an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports. Ford, a populist Conservative premier, aired and then pulled the ad while allowing it during World Series games. Carney said the federal government is responsible for relations with the U.S. and took responsibility for managing that relationship. Trump accused the ad of misrepresenting Reagan and suggested it aimed to influence upcoming U.S. Supreme Court arguments. Ford’s spokesperson did not immediately respond about whether Carney had asked Ford not to run the ad.
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