"What began as a Canadian ad campaign quickly turned into a full-blown trade dispute between the United States and Canada. In just 48 hours, a TV commercial - featuring the late President Ronald Reagan's warning about the dangers of tariffs - led President Donald Trump to accuse Canada of "fraud" and impose fresh levies. By the weekend, negotiations between Washington and Ottawa were frozen, and both sides were trading barbs on social media and television."
"Using every tool we have, we'll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together." The minute-long ad featured former US President Ronald Reagan warning that tariffs "hurt every American worker and consumer" and "inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries." The ad aired across major US networks and was set to run during the first two games of the World Series."
An Ontario advertising campaign aired a minute-long US spot quoting Ronald Reagan warning that tariffs "hurt every American worker and consumer" and "inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries." The ad aired across major US networks and was scheduled to run during the first two World Series games. Eight days later President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social accusing Canada of fraudulently using Reagan's words, declaring negotiations with Canada terminated. The dispute escalated over 48 hours into new US tariffs, frozen talks between Washington and Ottawa, and heated exchanges on social media and television.
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