About The Extra 10% Tariff On Canada

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump who said he would end trade talks with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during the first game of the World Series.

“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform as he flew aboard Air Force One to Malaysia.

“Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.”

It was unclear what legal authority Trump would use to impose the additional import taxes. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on when the 10% hike would come into effect, and whether it would apply to all Canadian goods.

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swirlie · 31-35

Even if that extra 10% did go into effect, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will still be laughing their asssesss off at Trump for years to come!

Even while this was all happening in Canada and Trump was responding accordingly, Carney and Ford were seen smiling and laughing because they were both in on it.

PM Carney did however say to Doug Ford that "perhaps we should take down the ads?"... to which Ford responded, "I'll do that for sure on Monday, right after the second game, Mister Prime Minister!", to which they both agreed.

The thing is, that 10% will have absolutely no net effect on Canada because Canadians will not be paying that extra 10% even if it's implemented... but Americans will be paying it when they purchase those Canadian-made goods that the US imported from Canada!

Another thing that's worthy of note here is that exactly 24 hours prior to all this happening, Prime Minister Mark Carney got on National TV and announced to Canada and the entire world (including the USA), that effective immediately, Canada will no longer be doing business with the USA as Trading Partners.

It was an unscheduled special announcement that was made by Prime Minister Carney which most interpreted as being the sign that Trade talks had become SO dysfunctional and splintered between Canada and Donald Trump that all bets were off between Canada and the USA.

It is really the global announcement that Carney made about Canada no longer doing business with the USA that sparked Trump's angered response for the extra 10%, not the Ronald Reagan ad that ran during the World Series.

Northwest · M

@swirlie

Carney got on National TV and announced to Canada and the entire world (including the USA), that effective immediately, Canada will no longer be doing business with the USA as Trading Partners.

So, this most definitely did not happen.

What he said was the era of increasingly close economic ties is over and Canada will work to diversify its trade relationships. He said he will resume taks when Trump is ready.

swirlie · 31-35

@Northwest

What he said was the era of increasingly close economic ties is over and Canada will work to diversify its trade relationships.

No, that is NOT what Carney said on TV. Carney said that Canada's Trade relationship with the USA is now over and that Canada will no longer be doing business with the USA as Trading Partners. The End.

What you're quoting there is a watered-down 3rd party interpretation of what Carney had actually stated in his Nationwide televised address.

Northwest · M

@swirlie

The End.

I'm sure you have a reference.

Northwest · M

@swirlie

Relationship with US will never be the same is quite different from relationship with the USA is now over

I'm sure even you can understand the difference, if you try to read. Or watch:

He delivered this speech a couple of days ago, at a Canadian school - I thought at first it was his Alma Mater, but he did his undergrad work at Harvard and Grad work at Oxford.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/10/23/watch-prime-minister-mark-carneys-full-national-address/

And this right before he boarded a flight on his way to Asia earlier today.

[media=https://youtu.be/O77SVY5rbmA]

swirlie · 31-35

@Northwest
That was not the speech that Carney gave on National TV almost a week ago, which is the speech my original post is referring to.

This speech you quote here with a video is a speech Carney gave out on the airport tarmac immediately prior to leaving for Asia less than 24 hours ago.

Northwest · M

@swirlie

That was not the speech that Carney gave on National TV almost a week ago, which is the speech my original post is referring to.

But you lie, because this is what you said in your original comment:

24 hours prior to all this happening, Prime Minister Mark Carney got on National TV and announced to Canada and the entire world (including the USA), that effective immediately, Canada will no longer be doing business with the USA as Trading Partners.

all this happening was yesterday.

This speech you quote here with a video is a speech Carney gave out on the airport tarmac immediately prior to leaving for Asia less than 24 hours ago.

Try again, I quoted the entire Carney address prior to taking off, as well as the speech he gave during the week. Pay attention, but seeing you'e so certain, provide a fucking reference. Here's what it will be: the speech I provided a reference to here.

Let's also skip that imaginary scenario of Ford and Carney laughing their asses off, because it never happened.