a TV ad upended trade talks between U.S., Canada
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The 1987 radio speech - Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade - begins with Reagan saying Japan's prime minister will visit the White House and "recent disagreements" on trade will be discussed. Reagan had recently placed tariffs on some Japanese goods over a trade agreement dispute.
Trump abruptly terminated talks after Ontario ran an ad campaign using videos of President Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs.