The President of the United States Donald Trump announced yesterday, Saturday, that it will increase tariffs on Canadian products by an additional 10%, due to what it said was a false campaign funded by the province of Ontario. In this campaign, the late US president Ronald Reagan appears to criticize the imposition of high tariffs.

The announcement came two days after Trump said he was ending all trade talks with Canada.

Their ad was supposed to be pulled IMMEDIATELY, but they let it air last night during the World Series, even though they knew it was a SCAM, Trump said on the platform. Truth Social .

"Due to their serious distortion of facts and hostile act, I am increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% beyond what they are paying now," he stressed.

It's official: Ontario's new advertising campaign in the US has launched.

Using every tool we have, we'll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.

Watch our new ad.

— Doug Ford (@fordnation) October 16, 2025

The Ontario campaign used excerpts from a radio speech on trade that Reagan gave in 1987 Reagan warned about the effects that high tariffs could have on the US economy.

The Ronald Reagan Foundation reported in a post on X on Thursday that the province of Ontario had used selective audio and video and that he is considering his legal options.

The atmosphere was further enhanced by the championship World Series of baseball, which hosted the Canadian team Toronto Blue Jays, against the American team, Los Angeles Dodgers. The Blue Jays crushed the Dodgers 11-4 in the first game on Friday.

Ontario assured that it was going to withdraw the advertisement so that negotiations could resume, but not before it aired yesterday, Saturday night, during the second game of the baseball matchup.

Tariffs at Great Depression levels

Trump's tariffs – especially in steel, aluminum and automobiles – have severely hit Canada's economy, causing job losses and pressure on businesses.

For now, the United States and Canada are adhering to the North American Free Trade Agreement. USMCA, which ensures that approximately 85% of cross-border trade in both directions remains duty-free.

However, in a speech on Wednesday, the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the United States has increased its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression.