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US President Donald Trump has announced he is hiking import taxes on goods imported from Canadian sources after the province of Ontario broadcast an anti-tariff advertisement using ex-President Ronald Reagan.

In a social media post on the weekend, Donald Trump described the advertisement a "misrepresentation" and criticized Canadian leaders for not taking down it before the World Series.

"Because of their significant falsification of the truth, and unfriendly action, I am raising the Tariff on Canadian goods by 10 percent over and above what they are paying now," Trump posted.

After Trump on Thursday ended trade negotiations with Canadian officials, the Ontario's leader stated he would pull the commercial.

Ontario's Response

Ontario Premier the Premier announced on last Friday that he would pause his region's anti-tariff commercial series in the America, advising the media that he chose after consultations with the Prime Minister the Canadian PM "so that trade negotiations can resume".

He added it would still run on Saturday and Sunday, featuring matches for the baseball championship, which includes the Toronto Blue Jays facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Economic Background

The Canadian nation is the sole G7 nation that has not reached a arrangement with the America since Trump commenced trying to levy steep import taxes on items from major trade partners.

The US has previously enforced a thirty-five percent duty on each Canada's products - though many are excluded under an current trade deal. It has also applied sector-specific levies on Canada's items, including a 50 percent tax on metals and twenty-five percent on cars.

In his message, sent while he was traveling to Southeast Asia, Trump seemed to say he was imposing an additional 10% to those taxes.

75% of Canada's exported goods are sent to the US, and the province is the location of the majority of Canadian automobile manufacturing.

Ronald Reagan Commercial Information

The commercial, which was sponsored by the Ontario authorities, cites late President Ronald Reagan, a Republican and figure of US conservatism, remarking import taxes "damage all Americans".

The commercial includes segments from a 1987 broadcast that addressed international trade.

The Ronald Reagan Foundation, which is tasked with maintaining the late president's legacy, had condemned the commercial for using "selective" audio and video and said it misrepresented the former president's speech. It also said the provincial government had not sought consent to use it.

Ongoing Tensions

In his update on his platform on Saturday, Trump stated that the advert should have been pulled down before.

"The Commercial was to be taken down IMMEDIATELY, but they kept it broadcasting last night during the World Series, realizing that it was a FRAUD," he posted, while en route to Malaysia.

Ford had before promised to run the Ronald Reagan commercial in each GOP-controlled area in the US.

Each of Trump and the PM will be attending the Southeast Asian summit in Malaysia, but Trump informed reporters accompanying him aboard his aircraft that he does not have any "desire" of speaking with his Canada's leader during the journey.

In his post, Donald Trump additionally accused the Canadian government of attempting to manipulate an future American high court legal case which could terminate his whole tax system.

The case, to be considered by the highest US court in the coming weeks, will decide whether the tariffs are constitutional.

On last Thursday, Donald Trump also lashed out, saying that the advert was created to "meddle" with "THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER"

MLB Finals Association

The Reagan commercial is not the only way that the province – home of the Toronto Blue Jays – is using the baseball championship as a opportunity to condemn Donald Trump's import taxes.

In a clip shared on Friday, Ford and California Governor the Governor humorously made bets about which club would win the championship.

The two leaders frequently bantered about tariffs in the recording, with the Premier pledging to provide Newsom a tin of syrup if the Los Angeles team succeed.

"The import tax might cost me a few extra bucks at the crossing nowadays, but it'll be worth it," he wrote.

In reply, Governor Newsom asked Ford to resume permitting US-made alcohol to be marketed in Ontario liquor stores, and vowed to provide "our top-quality grape drink" if the Toronto team win.

They finished their exchange each declaring: "Here's to a excellent baseball championship, and a tariff-free relationship between Ontario and CA."