Trump says he's hiking 'tariff on Canada' by 10% 'over and above' what it pays now
CBC
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now" because of an advertisement by the Ontario government.
“Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs,” Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social on Saturday afternoon.
“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing it was a FRAUD,” the U.S. president added.
It’s unclear at the moment which tariff, or tariffs, the U.S. president is referring to. CBC News has reached out to the White House, the Prime Minister’s Office and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office for details.
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association and member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, said on social media "to be clear, a TV commercial is about to cost American consumers about $50B because [Trump's] mad."
Trump’s announcement is the latest escalation over an Ontario government advertisement that uses the late U.S. president Ronald Reagan's own words to send an anti-tariff message to American audiences.
On Thursday night, Trump said he was terminating all trade discussions with Canada over the advertisement, which he described then as fraudulent and fake.
He continued that criticism in his Saturday afternoon post, arguing that Reagan "LOVED" tariffs for national security purposes and the economy.
Just before Trump cut off trade talks, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said it took issue with the ad and claimed the Ontario government "did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remark."
In an interview with CBC's The House that aired Saturday morning, Derek Burney, former chief of staff to prime minister Brian Mulroney, said it was Mulroney and Reagan's commitment to free trade that helped the two men land an agreement between Canada and the United States.
“The thing that drove it home was the commitment from the president and prime minister. Nobody in America is in any doubt about Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs,” Burney said.
Ford said on Friday his government will pull the advertisement from U.S. screens after this weekend, but millions more Americans are still expected to view it during the World Series game tonight.
Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said "tariffs at any level remain a tax on America first, then North American competitiveness as a whole."
"We hope this threat of escalation can be resolved through diplomatic channels and further negotiation.... A successful free trade zone is fundamental for both our countries," Laing said in a statement to CBC News.
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