The Ontario government is sponsoring a Fox News interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at countering the U.S. President's threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods. The campaign, which will cost tens of millions of dollars, has been criticized by opposition parties for wasting taxpayer money.
The Ontario government sponsored Fox News host Sean Hannity’s prime-time interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk , part of the multimillion-dollar advertising campaign the province is rolling out as the U.S. President repeatedly threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian goods.
original deal with Fox and that no new money is being spent during the campaign, which will see Ontarians go to the polls on Feb. 27. Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie’s campaign slammed the ads, saying Mr. Ford is wasting taxpayers’ money. Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said: “Ford’s overtures are clearly falling flat. His trip to Washington accomplished nothing, and Trump still has no idea who he is.”
Canada received a brief mention during his interview with the President, according to a White House transcript. The host asked about “reciprocal tariffs” – higher U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on U.S. imports – which Mr. Trump has said he is planning to introduce as early as April. The federal government has argued that U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods would chiefly hurt Americans.“Everybody. Everybody. Everybody but us,” Mr.
while musing about making Canada the 51st state – a proposition that has been repudiated by Canadian politicians across the political spectrum.
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