TORONTO, ON – JULY 1: A giant Canadian flag is displayed in the outfield of Canada Day during the national anthem, before the New York Yankees play the Toronto Blue Jays in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 1, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
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\The Toronto Blue Jays will be taking on the reigning Major League Baseball champions in the World Series, but the breaks between innings might be getting more attention than the game action.
During recent Blue Jays’ games airing in major U.S. markets, the Government of Ontario has been running an advertisement that features an excerpt from a speech by former President Ronald Reagen to oppose U.S. tariffs. On Thursday, President Trump made it clear that the advertisement had caught his attention when he issued a political ultimatum.
“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump posted on Truth Social, according to Politico. “Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
Following that announcement, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has indicated that the ad will continue to play during the Blue Jays’ World Series broadcasts this weekend, which include Game 1 on Friday and Game 2 on Saturday, both to be hosted in Toronto.
“I’ve directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games,” Ford said, per the Toronto Star.
However, after conferring with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ford has agreed to “pause” the ad campaign beginning on Monday, following Trump’s threat.
“In speaking with Prime Minister Carney, Ontario will pause its U.S. advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume,” Ford added, according to the Star.
This year’s World Series will be broadcast on Fox in the U.S. and will have a native production in Canada courtesy of Sportsnet. Last year’s fall classic averaged 15.8 million viewers in the U.S. per game, so the anti-tariff advertisement is sure to reach a sizeable audience in both countries before it is paused.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterchawaga/2025/10/24/blue-jays-anti-tariff-ad-gets-world-series-update-after-trump-threat/



