U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney successful the Oval Office of the White House connected October 07, 2025 successful Washington, DC.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says helium told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that helium didn't deliberation the state should tally the advertisement run that's being blamed for ending commercialized talks with the U.S.
When asked connected Saturday what Ford's effect to that was, Carney said, "Well, you saw what came of it."
The premier curate besides confirmed helium did apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump due to the fact that Trump was "offended" by the ad.
"I'm the 1 who is responsible, successful my relation arsenic premier minister, for the narration with the president of the U.S., and the national authorities is liable for the overseas narration with the U.S. government," Carney said astatine a property league arsenic helium wrapped a nine-day travel to Asia.
The apology happened astatine a meal connected Wednesday hosted by the South Korean president astatine the commencement of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum successful Gyeongju.
Trump chopped disconnected commercialized talks precocious past week, citing his vexation implicit the anti-tariff TV advertisement run the Ontario authorities was moving successful American markets.
The spot featured a 1987 vigor code of the precocious U.S. President Ronald Reagan railing against tariffs.
Trump astatine archetypal appeared unbothered by it, telling reporters connected Oct. 21 that, "If I was Canada I'd instrumentality that aforesaid advertisement also."
He changed his tune a fewer days later, posting astir Canada's "egregious behavior" connected societal media and declaring an extremity to commercialized talks.
Trump claims the advertisement was "false" and that Reagan loved tariffs. Multiple analyses of the advertisement person said it accurately reflected Reagan's disapproval of tariffs.
The president has besides threatened to adhd different 10% tariff connected Canadian goods, though helium has provided nary details astir what that means oregon erstwhile it could travel into effect.
On Friday, helium told reporters connected Air Force One that helium has a precise bully narration with Carney.
"I similar (Carney) a lot, but you know, what they did was wrong," Trump said.
Carney characterized past week's events arsenic "noise," saying that contempt everything that has happened, Canada inactive has the champion commercialized woody with the U.S. of immoderate country. The immense bulk of Canada-U.S. commercialized is exempted from tariffs due to the fact that it falls nether the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement connected trade.
"We tin walk our clip watching Truth Social, worrying astir the reactions (to) idiosyncratic things. We are staying calm," Carney said.
Trade talks person not resumed, though the Canadian authorities has said it is acceptable to prime backmost up wherever it near off.
"We'll hold until they're ready," Carney said.
Specific sectors similar steel, aluminum, autos and lumber are taxable to further tariffs — and that is what the Canadian broadside had been moving to negociate earlier the advertisement run began.
Ford has been unapologetic astir the ads and has said they were a success, fixed however wide they were viewed.
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