The ad used the words of ex-President Reagan to criticise the tariffs being imposed by the federal government, which angered Trump who had earlier said his administration would end trade talks with Canada. (AP Photo)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed that he had urged Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to air an anti-tariff advertisement in the US that provoked President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.

Carney said he apologised to Trump during a dinner at the APEC summit, acknowledging that the president was “offended” by the ad, which used a 1987 Ronald Reagan speech to criticise tariffs. Despite warnings, Ford went ahead, airing it during the first two World Series games before pulling it last Monday. Trump has since vowed to raise tariffs on Canadian imports by anot

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