Ontario Premier Ford defends ad that triggered Trump

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"Mission accomplished": Ontario Premier Ford defends ad that triggered Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he achieved his "goal" last week after his viral anti-tariff ad featuring former President Reagan prompted President Trump to cancel trade negotiations with Canada. The big picture: Trump last week also vowed to raise Canada's tariffs by 10% over the ad,

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Ford defends Ontario's anti-tariff ad that angered Trump, says he achieved his goal
Ontario premier provokes Trump's ire once again with Reagan ad
Carney says trade talks with U.S. ‘had been making progress’ until Ontario anti-tariff ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the U.S. “had been making progress” until President Donald Trump suddenly ended negotiations with Canada over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad.

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Canada’s Doug Ford Brags About “Best Ad I Ever Ran” as Trump Fumes
Ford says the ad has received over “a billion impressions around the world.”

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'We achieved our goal': Canada's Ford stands firm on Reagan anti-tariff ad

The advert was viewed one billion times as Trump said he has no plans to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Carney.

Who is Doug Ford, the Canadian politician pushing Trump's buttons?

In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.

Doug Ford Under Fire After Trump Terminates Canada Trade Talks

President Trump announced he has broken off trade talks with Canada in response to an advert produced by Ford's team.

Ontario Reagan commercial produced by firm with ties to Doug Ford’s PC party

On Monday, Ford called the commercial 'the most successful ad in the history of North America' owing to the intense conversation and reaction triggered by the television spot.

New Trump-Canada Spat Spotlights ‘Captain Canada,’ the Ontario Premier

Doug Ford has built a reputation for picking fights with President Trump and getting under his skin with publicity-grabbing moves as U.S. tariffs have harmed Ontario’s economy.
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