Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued an apology to US President Donald Trump over a commercial advertisement that criticized his anti-tariff policies, which he claims was "offensive" and led to the suspension of trade talks between the two countries.
Carney, who took responsibility for negotiating Canada's ties with its largest trading partner, acknowledged that the commercial in question misrepresented Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs. The Ontario-produced ad featured a 1980s speech by the former US President, which was used out of context to suggest that tariffs could lead to "fierce trade wars" and unemployment.
Trump has taken issue with the ad, claiming it was a "false commercial" that unfairly influenced his country's stance on a looming Supreme Court decision on tariff policy. The US government subsequently announced an additional 10% levy on Canadian goods.
Carney stressed during a news conference in South Korea that he is responsible for Canada-US trade relations and apologized to Trump over the ad, stating that it was "the exact opposite" of Reagan's actual views on tariffs. However, Trump has maintained his stance, saying that despite receiving an apology from Carney, he would not resume trade negotiations with Canada.
The suspension of trade talks between the two countries highlights growing tensions in their relationship, which have deteriorated over the past year amid Trump's global tariff push.
Carney, who took responsibility for negotiating Canada's ties with its largest trading partner, acknowledged that the commercial in question misrepresented Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs. The Ontario-produced ad featured a 1980s speech by the former US President, which was used out of context to suggest that tariffs could lead to "fierce trade wars" and unemployment.
Trump has taken issue with the ad, claiming it was a "false commercial" that unfairly influenced his country's stance on a looming Supreme Court decision on tariff policy. The US government subsequently announced an additional 10% levy on Canadian goods.
Carney stressed during a news conference in South Korea that he is responsible for Canada-US trade relations and apologized to Trump over the ad, stating that it was "the exact opposite" of Reagan's actual views on tariffs. However, Trump has maintained his stance, saying that despite receiving an apology from Carney, he would not resume trade negotiations with Canada.
The suspension of trade talks between the two countries highlights growing tensions in their relationship, which have deteriorated over the past year amid Trump's global tariff push.
trade wars are just getting out of hand... i mean i get it, protectionism is a thing and all but can't we just have a chill conversation about tariffs? 
mark carney's apology is a good start i guess but at the end of the day its all about politics... and i'm not sure even an apology from one of the world's most powerful leaders can change the script here 
what's next? 
! Can't they just make a decent ad without manipulating historical footage? I mean, I get it, politics is super sensitive, but can we please not take ourselves too seriously? The whole thing feels like a big mess 
. And what's with the 10% levy on Canadian goods? That's just nasty 
. Carney apologizing for something that was kinda taken out of context and Trump not being open to hearing him out is just sad 
. It's all so dramatic and childish 
. Can't we just talk this stuff out like adults? 
. It feels like Canada's getting caught in the crossfire here.
. Trump's already got a reputation for being all over the place, now he's taking it to a whole new level.
. This is just another example of how global politics can get so complicated and personal 
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. It's like, what's the point? I feel bad for Carney having to deal with this, but at the same time, it's not exactly his fault. The whole thing just seems so... messy 
. Anyway, gotta wonder how this all ends up 
it's all so confusing... i feel bad for carney tho, he took responsibility for the trade talks and all. but at the same time, trump's being super unreasonable about this whole thing 
anyway, i guess we'll just have to wait and see how this whole situation plays out... it's like, a real-life game of chess, but with tariffs 
. I mean, can't they just talk it out like adults? But no, instead we're stuck with Twitter rants and retaliatory tariffs 
. It's just a big mess and I don't see how anyone's gonna come out on top from this.
Either way, it's not doing much for Canada-US relations...
and trump's all about being dramatic 
again... it's weird how one ad can spark such drama 
between two countries... should've just let it go, right? 
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and i think this whole situation just goes to show how complicated trade politics can get 
especially when you're talking about super powerful countries like usa & canada 
. Can’t we just have a chill discussion about trade policies instead of all this drama? 
. I mean, who wants to be at war with the biggest economy in the world? I'd try to negotiate like a pro, ya know? 
. But for now, it's just a mess 
It's not like Canada didn't know how it was gonna look, and now we're paying the price with more tariffs 
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trump is being super sensitive about this and it's not helping with trade talks 
THIS WHOLE THING IS SO RIDICULOUS, WHO TAKES AN AD OUT OF CONTEXT TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT TRADE POLICY?!?! AND NOW THE US IS IMPOSING EVEN MORE TARIFFS ON CANADA... IT'S LIKE THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SPARK A TRADE WAR!