Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10 per cent tariffs on import of Canadian goods over an ‘anti-tariff’ television ad aired by the Ontario government, adding that the tariff was being added because the ad was not removed sooner.

“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 social media platform ‘Truth Social’ as he flew aboard Air Force One to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

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

The Ontario government launched a $75-mill

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