Canada Buys U.S. Billboards to Protest Trump Tariffs

In a desperate attempt to undermine President Donald Trump’s America First trade policy, the Canadian government has launched a billboard campaign across the United States aimed at turning public opinion against his newly announced tariffs. The ads, paid for by Canadian taxpayers, carry the message: “Tariffs are a tax,” and are now posted in at least a dozen U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Let that sink in a foreign government is now buying ad space to interfere with a U.S. president’s trade policy.

This response came after Trump announced sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian goods last month, with a few exceptions carved out under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Canadian energy products were hit with a reduced 10% rate, but other sectors including autos, steel, and aluminum weren’t so lucky. Now, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration is crying foul and launching a PR blitz… not in Canada, but on American soil.

“Tariffs are a tax on hard-working Americans,” said a Canadian government spokesman, parroting the same tired talking points used by globalist think tanks and multinational corporations.

What they’re not saying? These tariffs are the first serious effort in decades to rebalance a trade system that’s been bleeding American jobs and wealth. Canada, like many of our so-called allies, has grown comfortable with one-sided trade deals that benefit their economies while gutting U.S. manufacturing.

Here’s what Trump’s new trade formula looks like:

• A country’s trade deficit with the U.S. is divided by its exports to the U.S.

• That number is then cut in half to determine the tariff rate

• Canada’s rate? 25%, except for energy, which is taxed at 10%

President Trump made it clear at last week’s “Liberation Day” event the days of free rides and American taxpayer subsidies are over.

“Taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years,” Trump said. “But it is not going to happen anymore.”

Canada’s response? Accuse the U.S. of disrupting the global trading system one that has worked quite well for Ottawa while hollowing out towns across Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

“We will fight these tariffs, protect our workers, and build the strongest economy in the G7,” said Canada’s prime minister.

But Trump’s not buying it and neither should the American people. This isn’t about punishing allies; it’s about forcing fair trade. If that means Canada has to pay its fair share for access to the most valuable consumer market in the world, so be it.

While foreign governments pay for billboards, Trump is putting America’s working class first. No amount of flashy signs or condescending lectures from bureaucrats in Ottawa will change that.

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