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President Donald Trump has announced he is hiking duties on products imported from Canadian sources after the territory of Ontario broadcast an anti-import tax ad including late President Ronald Reagan.

In a Truth Social update on the weekend, Donald Trump labeled the advertisement a "misrepresentation" and lashed out at Canada's leaders for not taking down it before the World Series.

"Owing to their significant distortion of the truth, and aggressive move, I am raising the Tariff on Canada by ten percent over and above what they are being charged now," Trump posted.

After Trump on Thursday ended trade negotiations with Canadian officials, the Ontario premier said he would pull the advert.

Ontario Response

Doug Ford the Premier announced on Friday that he would pause his province's anti-tariff advertisement campaign in the United States, telling journalists that he chose after consultations with the Prime Minister Mark Carney "so that commercial discussions can continue".

He added it would remain broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, during contests for the World Series, which features the Toronto team facing the Dodgers.

Trade Situation

Canada is the only G7 state that has not secured a deal with the US since Trump started seeking to charge significant duties on products from key commercial allies.

The United States has earlier applied a thirty-five percent levy on every Canadian items - though most are excluded under an existing commercial pact. It has also slapped sector-specific duties on Canadian products, including a fifty percent duty on metals and twenty-five percent on vehicles.

In his update, published while he was en route to Malaysia, Donald Trump appeared to state he was adding 10 percent to the existing tariffs.

Seventy-five percent of Canadian exported goods are sold to the America, and Ontario is the location of the bulk of Canadian vehicle industry.

Reagan Advertisement Details

The advert, which was funded by the Ontario authorities, quotes former US President Reagan, a Republican and symbol of US conservatism, stating import taxes "damage all Americans".

The commercial takes excerpts from a 1987-era national radio address that addressed global commerce.

The Ronald Reagan Foundation, which is charged with protecting the former president's memory, had criticized the advert for using "carefully chosen" recordings and stated it misrepresented Reagan's remarks. It additionally stated the provincial government had not sought permission to use it.

Current Tensions

In his post on his platform on Saturday, Donald Trump claimed that the commercial should have been removed before.

"Their Commercial was to be removed IMMEDIATELY, but they allowed it to air last night during the World Series, realizing that it was a DECEPTION," he posted, while en route to Southeast Asia.

Ford had previously pledged to run the Ronald Reagan advert in every GOP-controlled district in the America.

The two Trump and the PM will be attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nation in the Malaysian nation, but the President informed the media traveling with him aboard the presidential plane that he does not have any "plan" of conferring with his Canadian PM during the journey.

In his update, the President additionally claimed Canada of seeking to affect an upcoming American high court lawsuit which could end his entire tariff regime.

The case, to be heard by the Supreme Court next month, will rule on whether the import taxes are legal.

On Thursday, Trump further lashed out, stating that the commercial was created to "tamper" with "THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER"

World Series Connection

The advertisement is not the only way that the region – base of the Toronto team – is using the baseball championship as a platform to criticise Donald Trump's import taxes.

In a video published on Friday, Ford and Gavin Newsom Newsom humorously made bets about which side would succeed in the finals.

Both men repeatedly bantered about duties in the recording, with the Premier vowing to deliver the Governor a container of syrup if the Los Angeles team succeed.

"The duty might charge me a higher price at the border nowadays, but it'll be worth it," he stated.

In answer, Governor Newsom suggested the Premier to continue enabling American beverages to be sold in province beverage outlets, and vowed to provide "California's premium wine" if the Toronto team succeed.

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