Here's how much Ronald Reagan hated tariffs, in his own words

There is arguably one problem with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s TV ads using the words of Republican icon Ronald Reagan against Donald Trump: It didn’t quote the Gipper enough. Article content

Reagan offered enough quotes about the dangers of tariffs and protectionism to fill an hour or more on Fox News. Some of them are even more devastating to Trump’s cause than those chosen by Ford. Article content Article content

For example: “Protectionism has no future; It’s a dead and discredited idea.” Reagan said that in a speech in 1988.

Here’s another: “(The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement) will send a number of messages. First and foremost, it is a resounding ‘no’ to those who would stand pat, to the naysayers, and to the fearful who advocate protectionist barriers. It is a resounding vo