The United States has announced plans to increase tariffs on Canadian imports by 10% following claims that Ottawa disseminated misleading advertisements attributed to former President Ronald Reagan. The decision was disclosed on October 25 by U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticized Canada for allegedly distorting Reagan’s stance on trade policies.
“Canada was caught red-handed by placing fraudulent ads in Ronald Reagan’s speech on tariffs,” Trump stated in a social media post. “Ronald Reagan loved tariffs for national security and economic purposes, but Canada said he didn’t like them. Because of their serious misrepresentation and hostile actions, I am increasing the tariff for Canada by 10% above what they are paying now.”
Trump also mentioned that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is exploring legal action over the alleged editing of a video recording featuring the 40th President. The move comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Ottawa, with Trump previously halting all trade negotiations with Canada on October 23 over the same issue. He described Canada’s actions as “outrageous.”
