Overview
- In a post on Truth Social, the president said all commercial negotiations with Canada are immediately terminated.
- He alleged the Ontario government’s TV spot was crafted to influence U.S. Supreme Court and other judicial reviews of his tariffs.
- The Ronald Reagan Foundation objected that the clip distorted the speech and noted the province did not seek permission, sharing the full address for context.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford first posted the ad on October 16 with a message opposing U.S. tariffs, and the spot carried a disclaimer distancing it from Reagan institutions.
- The freeze cuts off talks over sectors already hit by U.S. tariffs that courts have partly found unlawful, and Canada’s federal response has not yet been issued.