Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed Saturday that he had apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump for an anti-tariff ad developed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and broadcast on U.S. television network. The ad, which featured former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, pushed Trump to end tariff negotiations with Canada. Carney also said he had asked Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad, who went ahead and ran it anyway. Carney says Trump was 鈥渙ffended鈥 by the ad and also said 鈥渋t鈥檚 not something (he) would have done.鈥 Carney added 鈥淚鈥檓 the one who is responsible in my role as prime minister for the relationship with the president of the United States and the federal government is responsible for the foreign relationship with the U.S. government. Asked if there is 鈥渄ivision within Team Canada,鈥 Carney said 鈥渢here are other premiers who have different view (of the tariff ad).鈥
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Carney says he apologized to Trump for tariff ad, had asked Ford not to run it
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