Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he apologised to US President Donald Trump for the anti-tariff advertisement, adding that he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to air it.

Carney, speaking to reporters on Saturday, said that after attending the Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea, he made a private apology to President Trump during a dinner hosted by South Korea’s president.

“I did apologise to the president,” Carney said, confirming Trump’s comments made on Friday, according to The Guardian .

The Canadian prime minister added that he had reviewed the advertisement with Ford before it aired and had opposed running it.

“I told Ford I did not want to go forward with the ad,” he said.

What the ad was about

The ad, released on October 16, criticised Trump’s tariffs by cit

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