The Toronto Blue Jays have secured a spot in the World Series, marking their first appearance in 32 years. With Canada once again spotlighted on baseball’s grandest platform, Prime Minister Mark Carney is feeling optimistic about the nation’s prospects.

Meanwhile, President Trump has consistently upped the ante with Canada by enforcing a series of tariffs that have sparked a trade conflict between the two countries, even going so far as to suggest turning Canada into the “51st State.”

This rhetoric appears to have swayed Canadian voters, transforming what was expected to be a Conservative Party landslide into a surprising victory for Carney and his Liberal Party.

Seizing the moment, Carney is proposing a friendly wager on the World Series results between the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers with his American counterpart.

However, with no response from Trump, Carney playfully accused the President of possibly fearing a loss.

“I think he’s afraid to make a bet,” Carney quipped to The Associated Press on Thursday. “He doesn’t like to lose.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested President Trump is ‘afraid’ of losing a bet on the upcoming World Series

The series, set to start Friday night, is between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers

‘He hasn’t called. He hasn’t returned my call yet on the bet, so I’m ready. We’re ready to make a bet with the U.S.’

Carney went on to predict that the Blue Jays would win the World Series in six games.

‘The country is so pumped. I think the world is pumped for this series,’ Carney said. ‘It’s going to go deep. It’s going to be a great series. But we’ve got depth, we’ve got fire. You see the performance.’

It’s not clear what Carney will be wagering, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the President is not much for gambling.

Responding to a question about the President’s sports betting habits after new broke of an FBI operation which led to the arrests of three NBA figures tied to illegal gambling, Leavitt replied, ‘You know, I’m not sure. I don’t think he does.

‘I’ve been with him quite some time, and I’ve not seen him gamble before. I don’t think he’s a big gambler.’ 

Tensions between the countries have only grown since last night after Trump cancelled trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement using the voice of former President Ronald Reagan to speak against the use of tariffs.

‘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 to Truth Social.

Trump announced that all trade negotiations with Canada have been ‘terminated’ over a local commercial that used Ronald Reagan to attack the president over his tariffs 

The ad shows American families, farmers and businesspeople from all walks of life who would be ruined by the tariffs

‘The ad was for $75,000,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the US Supreme Court and other courts. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEARBY TERMINATED.’

The 60-second ad, produced by the Government of Ontario, features the province’s Premier – Doug Ford – and pulls from a 1987 radio address made by Reagan as he explained why he was placing tariffs on Japanese electronics.  

‘Let’s take Ronald Reagan’s words and let’s blast it to the American people,’ Ford said upon launching the campaign. ‘We’re going to repeat that message to every Republican district there is right across the entire country.’

The ad shows American families, farmers and businesspeople from all walks of life who could be ruined by the tariffs. 

In the ad, Reagan explains how tariffs can appear to be beneficial to Americans at first – but looks can be deceiving. 

‘When someone says, “Let’s impose tariffs on foreign imports,” it looks like they’re doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs,’ the 40th president of the US says. 

‘And sometimes for a short while it works, but only for a short time. But over the long run, such trade barriers hurt every American, worker and consumer.’ 

Reagan then explains: ‘High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down and millions of people lose their jobs.’ 

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute has said the late president is being taken out of context. 

‘The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks,’ they tweeted Thursday.