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Donald Trump has announced he is increasing import taxes on items shipped from Canadian sources after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement using former President Reagan.

In a Truth Social update on Saturday, Donald Trump called the advertisement a "fraud" and lashed out at Canadian authorities for not removing it before the World Series.

"Because of their major distortion of the facts, and unfriendly action, I am hiking the duty on Canada by 10 percent over and above what they are being charged now," Trump posted.

Following Donald Trump on last Thursday pulled out of commercial discussions with Canada, the Doug Ford announced he would take down the advertisement.

Ontario Reaction

Ontario Leader the Premier declared on Friday that he would suspend his province's anti-import tax advertisement campaign in the America, advising journalists that he decided after discussions with Prime Minister the Canadian PM "in order that trade talks can restart".

He noted it would continue to air during the weekend, featuring matches for the MLB finals, which involves the Blue Jays facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Economic Situation

Canada is the exclusive G7 nation state that has not secured a deal with the US since Trump commenced seeking to impose high duties on items from key trade partners.

The US has already enforced a thirty-five percent levy on all Canada's products - though most are excluded under an present commercial pact. It has also applied sector-specific duties on Canada's items, such as a 50 percent duty on metals and 25 percent on cars.

In his update, posted while he was en route to Malaysia, Donald Trump seemed to say he was including an additional 10% to the existing tariffs.

75% of Canada's overseas sales are sent to the US, and the region is the location of the largest share of Canadian vehicle industry.

Reagan Advertisement Details

The commercial, which was sponsored by the Ontario authorities, cites former US President Reagan, a conservative icon and icon of conservative values, stating import taxes "damage American citizens".

The advertisement takes excerpts from a 1987 broadcast that centered on international trade.

The Ronald Reagan Foundation, which is responsible for maintaining the ex-president's heritage, had condemned the advertisement for using "carefully chosen" recordings and said it distorted the former president's remarks. It also said the Ontario authorities had not sought permission to use it.

Ongoing Tensions

In his post on social media on the weekend, the President said that the commercial should have been removed before.

"Ontario's Ad was to be taken down IMMEDIATELY, but they allowed it to air recently during the World Series, realizing that it was a DECEPTION," Trump stated, while traveling to Southeast Asia.

the Premier had earlier promised to run the Ronald Reagan advert in each Republican region in the US.

Both Donald Trump and Mark Carney will be going to the ASEAN in Southeast Asia, but Donald Trump informed reporters traveling with him on the presidential plane that he does not have any "desire" of meeting with his Canadian counterpart during the journey.

In his message, the President further alleged the Canadian government of trying to manipulate an forthcoming American high court legal case which could halt his whole tariff regime.

The legal matter, to be considered by the American judiciary next month, will rule on whether the tariffs are lawful.

On last Thursday, Trump also lashed out, saying that the advert was designed to "tamper" with "THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER"

Baseball Championship Link

The Reagan commercial is not the exclusive way that the province – home of the Blue Jays – is using the MLB finals as a platform to criticize the President's tariffs.

In a clip posted on Friday, Doug Ford and Governor Gavin Newsom humorously agreed on stakes about which side would win the finals.

The two leaders consistently bantered about tariffs in the recording, with Ford pledging to deliver Gavin Newsom a can of Canadian syrup if the LA Dodgers triumph.

"The duty might cost me a higher price at the frontier currently, but it'll be justified," he stated.

In reply, Governor Newsom asked the Premier to restart permitting American-produced drinks to be marketed in regional alcohol shops, and promised to provide "our championship-worthy grape drink" if the Blue Jays triumph.

They finished their dialogue both saying: "Here's to a fantastic baseball championship, and a duty-free alliance between Ontario and California."