US President Donald Trump announced a 10% increase in tariffs on Canadian imports following Ontario’s airing of an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan. Trump, en route to Malaysia on Saturday, took to social media to denounce the ad as a ‘fraud’ and criticized Canadian officials for not removing it before the World Series baseball championship. ‘Due to their serious misrepresentation of facts and hostile act, I am raising tariffs on Canada by 10%,’ Trump declared. This move comes after Trump withdrew from trade talks with Canada on Thursday, prompting Ontario Premier Doug Ford to pause the ad campaign to facilitate resumed negotiations. Despite this, the ad continued to air during the World Series, featuring the Toronto Blue Jays against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Canada remains the only G7 country without a trade deal with the US since Trump initiated steep tariffs on major trading partners. The US already imposes a 35% levy on most Canadian goods, with additional sector-specific tariffs, including 50% on metals and 25% on automobiles. Ontario, a hub for Canada’s automobile manufacturing, heavily relies on US exports, with three-quarters of its exports destined for the US. The controversial ad, sponsored by the Ontario government, quotes Reagan’s 1987 radio address on foreign trade, asserting that tariffs ‘hurt every American.’ The Ronald Reagan Foundation criticized the ad for misrepresenting Reagan’s legacy and using unauthorized excerpts. Trump accused Canada of attempting to influence an upcoming US Supreme Court case that could dismantle his tariff regime. The case, set for next month, will determine the constitutionality of the tariffs. Meanwhile, Ontario leveraged the World Series to critique Trump’s tariffs, with Ford and California Governor Gavin Newsom humorously betting on the series outcome, pledging tariff-free exchanges of maple syrup and wine. Both leaders concluded their exchange with a toast to a ‘tariff-free friendship between Ontario and California.’