"The ad, commissioned by Ford, an outspoken Conservative politician who is sometimes compared to Trump, uses a snippet of Republican icon and former president Ronald Reagan saying that tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. In response, Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on goods from Canada, and Washington has also halted trade talks with Canada. When departing South Korea earlier this week, Trump remarked he had a very nice conversation with Carney at that dinner, but did not elaborate."
"Carney said his talks with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on Friday were a turning point in relations after years of tensions. The last formal meeting between the leaders of Canada and China happened in 2017 when the then prime minister Justin Trudeau had a brief exchange with Xi at a meeting in San Francisco. In recent years, Canadian citizens were detained and executed in China, and Canada's security authorities concluded that China interfered in at least two federal elections."
Mark Carney apologized privately to US President Donald Trump at a dinner hosted by South Korea's president after an anti-tariff political advertisement caused tensions. Carney reviewed the ad with Ontario premier Doug Ford before it aired and opposed running it, saying he did not want it to go forward. The ad used a Ronald Reagan snippet warning that tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. In response, Trump increased tariffs on Canadian goods and halted trade talks with Canada. Carney described talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping as a turning point and raised foreign interference and detention issues. The Asia trip aimed to reduce Canadian reliance on the United States while acknowledging diversification will take time.
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