WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says now is not the time for Ontario to pull the tariff ad campaign that has sparked outrage from U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Thursday, Trump lashed out at the ad campaign, which features footage of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan saying tariffs damage economies.

Trump on social media claimed the late president “loved” tariffs.

Kinew, in an online video, says Ontario’s TV ads “accurately and powerfully” present Reagan’s views on tariffs.

He says Trump’s tariffs go against Reagan’s legacy and encouraged Ontario Premier Doug Ford to keep the ad campaign going.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute has said the ads misrepresent the president’s address and that Ontario did not get permission to use his remarks.

“Ontario’s TV a

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