Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax

Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

THE STATE’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER. LAST MONTH, A GROUP OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS HOSTED A BUSINESS RECEPTION IN QUEBEC CITY WITH THEIR CANADIAN COUNTERPARTS. AT THE MEETING, NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESS WAS DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THE ONGOING RELATIONSHIP. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAINTAIN OUR ECONOMIC AND TRADE RELATIONS WITH CANADA. CANADA IS OUR LARGEST TRADING PARTNER FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT’S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOODS EACH YEAR. CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS ARE MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER. THE TWO COUNTRIES RELATIONSHIP TURNS ROCKY AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTED TARIFFS EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU CALLED FOR A U.S. BOYCOTT AS AN ACT OF PROTEST. WHILE THOSE ON THE COUNCIL SAY THERE IS A STRAIN ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP, THEIR JOBS ARE TO MAKE SURE OUR LINES OF COMMUNICATION REMAIN OPEN WITH OUR FRIENDS TO THE NORTH. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE GOES BACK DECADES AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND IS LONG GOING TO OUTLIVE WHATEVER THE POLITICS OF TODAY ARE. AND IT’S BECAUSE OF THOSE DEEP ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES HERE AT HOME. THE STATE IS WORKING TO LAUNCH ANOTHER ROUND OF ITS NEW HAMPSHIRE EXPORT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT TEACHES SMALL BUSINESSES THE BASICS OF EXPORTING AND WORKS TO CONNECT THEM WITH CANADIAN PARTNERS. PEOPLE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH HOW TO REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS. FOLLOW CANADIAN LAW, FIGURE OUT ACCOUNTING WITH DIFFERENT TAXES AND CURRENCIES AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE WILL TRAIN THEM WITH, WHICH IS WHY, AGAIN, COMPANIES THAT ARE REALLY READY TO TAKE THAT LEAP AND THAT ARE DEDICATED ARE GOING TO BE GREAT FITS FO

Updated: 4:46 PM CDT Oct 25, 2025

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Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

Updated: 4:46 PM CDT Oct 25, 2025

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President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump who said he would end trade talks with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during the first game of the World Series.Video above: Officials seek to strengthen trade ties with Canada“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform as he flew aboard Air Force One to Malaysia."Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.”It was not immediately clear when the 10% hike would come into effect, nor whether it would apply to all Canadian goods.Canada's economy has been hit hard by Trump's tariffs, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been trying to work with Trump to lower them. More than three-quarters of Canadian exports go to the U.S., and nearly $3.6 billion Canadian ($2.7 billion U.S.) worth of goods and services cross the border daily.Many Canadian products have been hit with a 35% tariff, while steel and aluminum face rates of 50%. Energy products have a lower rate of 10%, while other goods covered by the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement are exempt. That trade agreement is slated for review. Trump negotiated the deal in his first term, but has since soured on it.Trump and Carney will both attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. But Trump told reporters traveling with him that he had no intention of meeting Carney there.Video below: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada 'can’t control the trade policy of the US'Trump said the ad misrepresented the position of Reagan, a two-term president and a beloved figure in the Republican Party. But Reagan was wary of tariffs and used much of the 1987 address featured in Ontario's ad spelling out the case against tariffs.Trump has complained the ad was aimed at influencing the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments scheduled for next month that could decide whether Trump has the power to impose his sweeping tariffs, a key part of his economic strategy.

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President said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an aired by the province of Ontario.

The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump who said he would end . Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during the first game of the World Series.

Video above: Officials seek to strengthen trade ties with Canada

“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform as he flew aboard Air Force One to Malaysia.

"Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.”

It was not immediately clear when the 10% hike would come into effect, nor whether it would apply to all Canadian goods.

Canada's economy has been hit hard by Trump's tariffs, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been . More than three-quarters of Canadian exports go to the U.S., and nearly $3.6 billion Canadian ($2.7 billion U.S.) worth of goods and services cross the border daily.

Many Canadian products have been hit with a 35% tariff, while steel and aluminum face rates of 50%. Energy products have a lower rate of 10%, while other goods covered by the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement are exempt. That trade agreement is slated for review. Trump negotiated the deal in his first term, but has since soured on it.

Trump and Carney will both attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. But Trump told reporters traveling with him that he had no intention of meeting Carney there.

Video below: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada 'can’t control the trade policy of the US'

Trump said the ad misrepresented the position of Reagan, a two-term president and a beloved figure in the Republican Party. But and used much of the 1987 address featured in Ontario's ad spelling out the case against tariffs.

Trump has complained the ad was aimed at influencing the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of that could decide whether Trump has the power to impose his sweeping tariffs, a key part of his economic strategy.

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