Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the Darlington Energy Complex in Courtice, Ont., on Oct. 23.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he advised Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run a TV ad critical of Donald Trump’s tariffs that resulted in the U.S. President cancelling trade talks and threatening higher levies.

Speaking to reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Mr. Carney also confirmed he had apologized to Mr. Trump for the advertisement.

“The President was offended by the ad and it’s not something I would have done, which is to put in place that advertisement, and so I apologized to him.”

He said the apology was conveyed to the U.S. President Wednesday evening when the pair and other leaders attended a dinner hoste

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