Imagine this: a TV ad airing during baseball's biggest night sparks an international showdown ⚾️✨. U.S. President Donald Trump announced from Air Force One that he's slapping an extra 10 percent tariff on goods coming from Canada, all because of an Ontario ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan taking a swipe at U.S. tariffs.
An Ontario province–produced commercial aired during Game 1 of the World Series, showing Reagan warning against high U.S. trade barriers. Trump fired back on his Truth Social platform: "Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts and hostile act, I am increasing the tariff on Canada by 10 percent, over and above what they are paying now."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told local media he'll pause the ad after the weekend. But the move didn't cool things down—in fact, it added fuel to the fire 🔥. Canada's industrial and labor sectors have voiced strong opposition to Trump's threat.
Lana Payne, national president of Canada’s major trade union Unifor, took to social media to condemn the U.S. move. "He wants to extort more from us. That's the playbook," she said, urging Canada to use "our own considerable leverage" in return.
Behind the ad kerfuffle lies a web of deeper trade issues. Analysts say Canada has recently targeted U.S. automakers in retaliation for shifting production out of the country. Now, what started as a high-profile baseball ad has morphed into another chapter of U.S.-Canada trade tensions.
As the World Series continues on the diamond, the real game off the field is all about sticky tariffs and diplomatic curveballs. Stay tuned—this trade faceoff is far from over! 📊🌍
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