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President Trump has announced he is increasing import taxes on goods shipped from Canadian sources after the territory of Ontario ran an anti-tariff commercial using late President Reagan.

In a online message on the weekend, Trump called the commercial a "fraud" and lashed out at Canadian officials for not pulling it before the MLB finals.

"Due to their significant falsification of the truth, and aggressive move, I am hiking the Tariff on Canadian goods by 10 percent on top of what they are paying now," he wrote.

Subsequent to Trump on Thursday ended trade negotiations with Canada, the Ontario's leader said he would take down the advertisement.

Ontario Response

Doug Ford Doug Ford declared on last Friday that he would suspend his region's anti-tariff ad campaign in the US, telling the media that he chose after consultations with Prime Minister Carney "to ensure commercial discussions can restart".

He also said it would continue to air over the weekend, featuring matches for the MLB finals, which involves the Blue Jays facing the Dodgers.

Trade Situation

The Canadian nation is the only G7 nation country that has not secured a agreement with the US since Trump began attempting to levy significant duties on items from key trade partners.

The United States has previously imposed a 35% levy on each Canadian goods - though most are excluded under an present trade deal. It has also applied sector-specific levies on Canada's items, including a 50% levy on steel and aluminum and 25 percent on vehicles.

In his post, sent while he was traveling to Southeast Asia, Trump appeared to state he was adding 10 percent to these duties.

Three-quarters of Canadian exported goods are sent to the US, and the province is host to the majority of Canada's car production.

Ronald Reagan Ad Particulars

The commercial, which was funded by the Ontario authorities, references ex-President Reagan, a GOP member and icon of US conservatism, saying tariffs "harm all Americans".

The video uses clips from a 1987-era national radio address that centered on foreign trade.

The Ronald Reagan Foundation, which is tasked with preserving the ex-president's legacy, had condemned the advert for using "edited" sound and footage and claimed it distorted Reagan's 1987 remarks. It further noted the provincial government had not obtained consent to use it.

Current Tensions

In his update on social media on Saturday, Trump stated that the advert should have been removed earlier.

"Ontario's Advertisement was to be taken down RIGHT AWAY, but they allowed it to air last night during the baseball championship, aware that it was a LIE," Trump stated, while flying to Southeast Asia.

the Premier had before promised to run the Reagan advert in each Republican region in the United States.

Both Donald Trump and Carney will be attending the Southeast Asian summit in Southeast Asia, but the President told reporters accompanying him aboard his aircraft that he does not have any "desire" of meeting with his Canadian PM during the visit.

In his message, the President also alleged the Canadian government of trying to affect an upcoming Supreme Court legal case which could end his whole tariff regime.

The lawsuit, to be heard by the American judiciary soon, will determine whether the import taxes are legal.

On Thursday, the President additionally condemned, saying that the advertisement was created to "tamper" with "a crucial lawsuit"

MLB Finals Link

The Reagan commercial is not the exclusive way that the region – home of the Blue Jays – is using the MLB finals as a opportunity to condemn Trump's import taxes.

In a video shared on last Friday, Ford and Governor Newsom humorously made bets about which side would triumph the championship.

Both men repeatedly joked about duties in the video, with Doug Ford vowing to provide the Governor a tin of syrup if the LA Dodgers triumph.

"The tariff might cost me a additional dollars at the frontier nowadays, but it'll be justified," Ford said.

In reply, Governor Newsom suggested Doug Ford to resume enabling US-made alcohol to be marketed in regional alcohol shops, and vowed to provide "California's championship-worthy vino" if the Toronto team triumph.

They finished their exchange each stating: "Here's to a great baseball championship, and a duty-free alliance between the province and CA."