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US President Donald Trump has announced he is increasing import taxes on products shipped from Canadian sources after the province of the Ontario government aired an anti-tariff commercial including late President Ronald Reagan.

In a Truth Social update on the weekend, Trump called the advert a "misrepresentation" and lashed out at Canada's authorities for not taking down it prior to the baseball championship.

"Owing to their significant distortion of the reality, and hostile act, I am raising the Tariff on Canadian goods by 10% on top of what they are currently paying now," he stated.

After Trump on Thursday ended trade negotiations with Canada, the Doug Ford announced he would remove the advert.

Ontario's Reaction

Doug Ford the Premier announced on last Friday that he would suspend his territory's anti-import tax commercial series in the America, advising journalists that he decided after discussions with Prime Minister Mark Carney "to ensure trade negotiations can resume".

He added it would continue to air over the weekend, during games for the baseball championship, which includes the Toronto Blue Jays versus the LA team.

Trade Background

Canada is the only Group of Seven state that has not reached a arrangement with the United States since Trump commenced trying to impose steep tariffs on items from key trade partners.

The America has already imposed a 35% duty on every Canada's items - though most are free under an present commercial pact. It has furthermore applied industry-specific levies on Canadian items, featuring a 50 percent levy on metal products and twenty-five percent on automobiles.

In his post, sent while he was en route to Asia, Donald Trump appeared to state he was adding 10 percentage points to these duties.

Seventy-five percent of Canadian overseas sales are sent to the America, and Ontario is host to the bulk of Canada's vehicle industry.

Reagan Ad Information

The commercial, which was paid for by the Ontario government, quotes late President Reagan, a GOP member and icon of US conservatism, saying import taxes "harm all Americans".

The video takes excerpts from a 1987-era radio speech that focused on global commerce.

The Reagan Foundation, which is responsible for maintaining the late president's memory, had condemned the advert for using "carefully chosen" sound and footage and said it distorted Reagan's 1987 address. It also said the Ontario authorities had not sought permission to use it.

Ongoing Tensions

In his message on his platform on Saturday, Donald Trump claimed that the advert should have been taken down before.

"Their Commercial was to be taken down RIGHT AWAY, but they let it run recently during the baseball championship, aware that it was a DECEPTION," he wrote, while en route to Southeast Asia.

the Premier had previously vowed to broadcast the Reagan advertisement in each GOP-controlled region in the US.

Both Trump and Carney will be going to the Southeast Asian summit in Malaysia, but Donald Trump told the media accompanying him on Air Force One that he does not have any "desire" of speaking with his Canada's leader during the visit.

In his message, Donald Trump further accused Canada of trying to affect an future US Supreme Court lawsuit which could terminate his entire import duty program.

The case, to be heard by the highest US court soon, will rule on whether the duties are constitutional.

On Thursday, Donald Trump also criticized, saying that the advertisement was created to "interfere" with "a crucial lawsuit"

Baseball Championship Association

The Reagan commercial is not the only way that the province – base of the Toronto team – is using the MLB finals as a platform to condemn the President's tariffs.

In a clip posted on Friday, Doug Ford and California Governor the Governor playfully agreed on stakes about which team would win the championship.

The two leaders consistently bantered about duties in the clip, with Ford promising to send the Governor a can of syrup if the Los Angeles team succeed.

"The tariff might charge me a few extra bucks at the crossing these days, but it'll be justified," he wrote.

In reply, the Governor suggested Ford to restart allowing American alcohol to be available in province liquor stores, and vowed to provide "California's premium vino" if the Toronto team succeed.

They ended their conversation both declaring: "Cheers to a great MLB finals, and a tax-free relationship between the province and CA."