Donald Trump makes announcement in response to anti-tariff ad sponsored by Ontario government. Key US politics stories from Saturday 25 October at a glance
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government, which has further strained one of the world’s largest trade partnerships.
The statement, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, came after several days of public disputes over the ad, which referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade and provoked the US president’s anger.
Trump and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney will both attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Malaysia on Sunday, but Trump told reporters traveling with him that he had no intention of meeting Carney there.
Ontario premier Doug Ford on Friday said the province would suspend its US ad campaign on Monday, after discussions with prime minister Mark Carney, in an effort to reopen trade negotiations.
