TORONTO, Canada.- This Wednesday, the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carneyrevealed that Canada y USA they have not yet restarted their trade negotiations since the American president, Donald Trumpdecided suddenly to suspend the talks at the end of October.
“Talks have not yet restarted,” Carney declared during a press conference in Ottawa.
The head of the Canadian government added that the last time he spoke with Trump was last week during the summit of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), held in the South Korean city of Gyeongju.
Carney apologizes to Trump
🚨The Canadian government released an anti-tariff ad using the actual words of Ronald Reagan (1987)… this prompted Trump to announce that trade negotiations with Canada are “over.”
pic.twitter.com/BV187MnnzV— Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) October 24, 2025
At that meeting, Carney apologized to Trump for the decision of the Canadian province of Ontario to broadcast an advertising message on the Fox television network with a speech by the late American president. Ronald Reagan against tariffs.
The broadcast of the television advertisement on October 23 angered Trump, who took to his platform, Truth Social, to denounce that “due to his atrocious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE SUSPENDED.”
Trump added that Canada was trying to influence the decision of the US Supreme Courtwho precisely this Wednesday began to hear arguments about the legality of tariffs that Washington has imposed on its trading partners.
The ad, created by Ontario, the Canadian province most affected by Trump’s levies, uses a 1987 speech by fellow Republican Reagan, who points to the Tariffs as a harmful element for the economycontrary to Trump’s international trade policy.
After suspending negotiations, Trump raised tariffs on Canadian imports from 25% to 35% and demanded that Canada stop airing the ad.
He Head of Government of Ontariothe conservative Doug Fordsuspended the advertising campaign after Carney requested it and after the ad aired a second time on the Fox network during the second game of the season. baseball world series.
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