Archive · 1 Nov 2025
Canadian PM Urged Ontario Premier Not to Run Anti-Tariff Ad
Imagine two friends, Canada and the United States, were talking about trading toys.
Canada had a new commercial that showed a past leader talking about how bad it is to charge extra money for toys (called tariffs).
The leader of the United States got upset about this commercial.
He felt it was disrespectful and said he didn't want to talk about trading toys anymore.
The Prime Minister of Canada told the leader of Canada's region (Ontario) not to show the commercial, but they showed it anyway.
The Prime Minister of Canada later apologized to the leader of the United States.
Now, the United States is saying they might charge even more extra money for toys from Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney asked Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to air an anti-tariff ad in the US.
The ad featured words from ex-President Reagan criticizing federal government tariffs.
The advertisement angered US President Donald Trump, leading him to end trade talks with Canada.
Carney apologized to Trump about the ad during a dinner at the APEC summit.
Trump has since threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian imports by 10%.
- Who
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, U.S. President Donald Trump
- What
- Carney urged Ford not to run an anti-tariff ad; Trump ended trade talks with Canada.
- When
- The ad aired during the World Series games; Trump ended trade talks thereafter.
- Where
- The advertisement was aired in the US; the conversation between Carney and Trump occurred at the APEC summit.
- Why
- The ad used a Ronald Reagan speech to criticize tariffs, which offended President Trump and led him to end trade talks.
- Canadian Prime Minister
- Mark Carney
- Ontario Premier
- Doug Ford
- U.S. President
- Donald Trump
- Event
- Anti-tariff advertisement aired in US
- Consequence
- Trump ended trade talks with Canada