US Tariff Negotiations with Canada Terminated over Advertisement
Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert14 minutes agoShareSaveOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said he is immediately ending all trade negotiations with Canada.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the country had run an advert featuring former US President Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs.”Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump wrote late on Thursday.The US president has imposed a 35% levy on Canadian imports, although he has allowed exemptions for goods that fall under the USMCA – a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that Trump negotiated during his first term.Trump said the video, sponsored by the Ontario government,…