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Posted on 11/03/2025 7:26:28 AM PST by conservative98
Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted this weekend he had apologized to President Donald Trump in person during their mutual attendance at events related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea last week.
Carney made the apology over an advertisement produced by the provincial government of Ontario and airing in the United States, using the words of former President Ronald Reagan to oppose American tariffs on Canadian goods. Omitted from the ad was the fact that Reagan’s speech was, in fact, an announcement of the imposition of tariffs on Japan and that, while Reagan opposed tariffs as a permanent fixture in trade, he often used them as tools to improve America’s trade relationships with other countries.
Carney emphasized that the government of Ontario did not act with federal approval, that Ottawa had ultimate authority over Canadian foreign policy, and that he had personally told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that he opposed the advertisement.
“I did, I did apologize to the president,” Carney confirmed on Saturday. “The president was offended by the ad, and it’s not something I would have done, which is to put in place that advertisement, so I apologized to him.”
In an apparent attempt to enforce authority over the provinces, Carney added, “I am 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. So things happen, we take the good with the bad, I apologized to him.”
Carney admitted to the apology after President Trump told reporters that it had occurred during his flight back from South Korea on Friday.
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“I have a very good relationship. I like him a lot. But you know what they did was wrong. He was very nice, he apologized for what they did with the commercial,” Mr. Trump said, referring to Carney and the Reagan ad. “He did apologize, and I appreciated it. We had a great dinner, you know, with other countries, as you know, and I think we have a very good relationship, personally.”
The advertisement in question played snippets of a 1987 speech by Reagan in which he stated that, “over the long run,” tariffs “hurt every American worker and consumer. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars.”
The audio clips of the speech play over dire images of struggling families.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute condemned the advertisement, stating that it used “selective audio and video” and “misrepresents” the speech. The Institute published the full speech that the advertisement used and announced it was “reviewing legal options,” as the government of Ontario “did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks.”
The website Politifact also published an article condemning the advertisement as misleading.
“The ad did not present Reagan’s remarks in chronological order. It also omitted that during the same speech,” Politifact noted, “Reagan said he was placing new duties on Japanese products because Japan had not enforced a trade agreement. He described this as a special case in which tariffs were justified.”
Carney’s Elbows up ain’t working very well.
Agree to Albert and Saskatchewan joining the USA, and we’ll forgive you.
Over 20 percent of Canada’s GDP is generated from trade with the US. Less than 1.5 percent of US GDP is generated from trade with Canada. Those are numbers that dictate who should be doing all the groveling in this particular relationship. Someone needs to tell Ontario’s Doug Ford to shut up and take a knee.
When voters are really stupid
“Skid” Mark Carney may have apologized to President Trump, but what about all the people he offended by mutilating the words of a fine former President Reagan. Skid can’t unwrng that bell no matter how long he apologies.
I thought he was elected to lead Canada?
It’s hilarious that fellow Canadians voting for Carney, who would Trump in his place. A cuck is all he is.
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