Trump’s meeting with Carney in the Oval Office earlier this month. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Donald Trump said trade talks with Canada were terminated after a Canadian political advertisement used the recorded voice of late president Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.
A 1987 radio address by Reagan, which is at the center of the new row, was a defense of free but fair trade in which he explained his decision to put duties on Japanese goods.
Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia today in an attempt to deepen trade ties at a time when Canada is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the US.
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