Reagan’s Words on Tariffs

An ad campaign from the government of Ontario featured audio of former President Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs on foreign goods. The video rearranges what Reagan said in a 1987 radio address, and ...

Read excerpts from Reagan’s 1987 speech on tariffs

President Donald Trump canceled trade talks with Canada on Thursday, citing a recent ad released by the government of ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Ontario’s ad clipped Ronald Reagan’s remarks on tariffs but didn’t fake his views

Overall, the ad’s message aligns with most of Reagan’s remarks, which, over five minutes, expressed a dim view of tariffs ...

Former Reagan advisor torches Trump over ad spat: ‘Biggest baby in the history of the earth’

A former advisor to Ronald Reagan defended Ontario's controversial commercial that quoted Reagan's warnings about tariffs.

Trump 'taking Reagan's trade beliefs in vain': WSJ editorial board slams tariffs on Canada

President Trump announced Saturday he would place a new 10 percent tariff on Canada after he accused Ontario Premier Doug ...

'We achieved our goal': Canada's Ford stands firm on Reagan anti-tariff ad

The advert was viewed one billion times as Trump said he has no plans to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Carney.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford: Reagan is ‘spinning around in his grave’ over Trump’s tariff policy

Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins Meet the Press NOW to explain his decision to run an ad opposing President Trump’s tariff ...

Canada's sudden free-trade conversion with Reagan ad betrays decades of protectionist policy

President Donald Trump canceled trade negotiations with Canada after Ontario released an ad using Ronald Reagan's words to ...