Trump Halts Trade discussions with Canada Following Ad โขFeaturing Reagan Remarks
WASHINGTON -โข President Donald trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada on october 24, 2025, after a television advertisement โaired featuring archival footage of President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs. The ad, funded by the province of Ontario, utilized sound bites from a Reagan โaddress arguing against protectionist trade policies.
The advertisement highlighted Reagan’s warning that tariffs,โค while appearing patriotic, ultimatelyโ harm Americanโ workers and consumers,โ leading to retaliatoryโฃ measures and collapsing โmarkets.”When someone says, ‘Let’s impose tariffs on โforeign imports,’ it looks like they’re doingโ the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs,” Reagan stated in theโค clip. “But over the long run, such trade barriers โhurt every American worker and โconsumer.” He โfurther warned โthat tariffs “inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut โdown and millions of people loseโ their jobs.”
president Trump responded to the ad with immediate condemnation, labeling it “fraud” and announcing the termination of โคongoingโข trade negotiations with Canada via social media.โฃ Theโค move escalates tensionsโ between the twoโ countries, wich have been navigating complex trade relationships for years.
The Ontario government defended the advertisement, โstating it aimed to underscore the long-term benefits of free and fair trade.โ A spokesperson โขfor the province acknowledged,โ “We โขcan’t control the trade policy of the United States. We stand โready โto pick โขup on that progress and build โขon that progress.”
The incident underscores the enduring debate over protectionism versus free trade, a central theme in American economic policy since the Reagan management. The future โฃof U.S.-Canada trade relations remains uncertain following Trump’s decision.
