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How Ontario’s Reagan Ad Borrowed From the Original Address

US President Ronald Reagan at Camp David, Maryland in 1981. — US President Ronald Reagan at Camp David, Maryland in 1981.
Photographer: White House/National Archives & Records Administration/PhotoQuest/Getty Images

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By Brendan Murray

October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM UTC

Updated on

October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM UTC

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Political advertisements have a long history of taking liberties in how they use material to pack a punch. A Canadian television ad that selectively picked passages from a 1987 radio address by former President Ronald Reagan did that and more.