U.S. President Donald Trump, angered by Canada's ad, halts trade talks

New Delhi, October 24 (IANS). US President Donald Trump became so enraged after seeing a Canadian ad that he immediately ended ongoing trade talks with Canada. US President Trump gave this information on the social media platform Truth. US President Donald Trump wrote: “The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada fraudulently used an ad, which is false. In this ad, Ronald Reagan is seen talking negatively about tariffs. This ad was worth $75,000,000.” He wrote: “This was done only to interfere with the decisions of the US Supreme Court and other courts. Tariffs are extremely important to the national security and economy of the US. Based on their egregious actions, all trade negotiations with Canada are terminated. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Because of this ad, the dispute between America and Canada seems to be on the rise again. Earlier, tensions between US President Trump and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were also seen to be rising. The ad was released with funding from the government of the Canadian province of Ontario. The ad used audio from a 1987 speech by former US President Ronald Reagan. Regarding this, the Reagan Foundation said that permission was not taken from the former president to use his speech. The foundation claimed that it was edited in a misleading way, so they are considering legal action. In the audio clip that created such a stir, former President Reagan, while referring to tariffs, says that tariffs weaken the American economy, take away jobs and put a burden on consumers. Canada’s ad using this soundbite is against Trump’s tariffs. Canada has claimed that Trump’s tariffs of 25-35 percent are economic suicide, which would hurt trade between Canada and the US. The US president imposed 35 percent import duties on Canada. Along with this, under the USA-Mexico-Canada agreement, exemption was also given on some items. While different rates apply to metal and automotive sectors. –IANS KK/ABM Share this story Tags