
What’s Behind the Reagan Advert That Triggered the U.S.–Canada Trade Talks Breakdown?
The Controversial Advert: Edits, Tariffs and Political Fallout A minute-long advert funded by the province of Ontario used excerpts of Reagan’s 1987 “Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade” to argue that tariffs “hurt every American worker and consumer.” This Reagan advert highlighted the Canada tariffs impact.











