Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted remarks by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan on social media this morning, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was ending trade talks with Canada over an ad campaign that featured clips from the same address.

Ford says Canada and U.S. are friends, neighbours and allies and Reagan knew that both are stronger together.

Trump doubled down on his criticism of the Ontario ads this morning and accused Canada of trying to influence an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on his global tariff regime.

The Ontario government paid about $75 million for the ads to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of former president Ronald Reagan speaking about tariffs in 1987.

On Thursday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Founda

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