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Polybius

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Sat Oct 25, 2025, 10:42 AM Saturday

Canadians pull Reagan advertisement after furious Trump halts trade talks [View all]

Source: Al Jazeera

The Canadian province of Ontario has said it will pull an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former United States President Ronald Reagan’s voice, which prompted current US leader Donald Trump to scrap all trade talks with Canada.

Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he had “terminated” all negotiations with Canada over what he called the “fake” advertising campaign that he said misrepresented fellow Republican President Reagan.

Less than 24 hours later, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford said he was suspending the advertisement after talking to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the spiralling row with Washington.

“In speaking with Prime Minister Carney, Ontario will pause its US advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume,” Ford said in a post on X.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/25/canadians-pull-reagan-advertisement-after-furious-trump-halts-trade-talks




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