Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one of its provinces that used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs — prompting the province's leader to later pull the ad. The post on Trump’s social media site came Thursday night ratcheted up tensions with the U.S.'s northern neighbor after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to double his country’s exports to countries outside the U.S. because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs. White House officials said Trump's reaction was a culmination of the administration's long, pent-up frustration about Canada’s strategy in trade talks. Later Friday, Ontario premier Doug Ford, whose province had sponsored the ad, said it would be taken down. Ford said after talking with Prime Minister Mark Carney he’s decided to pause the advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume. Ford said they’ve achieved their goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. “OurWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times