Ontario’s Anti-US Tariff Ad Controversy: What Now?

News Analysis A TV commercial that was meant to start a conversation has ended another. Ontario’s anti-tariff ad broadcasted south of the border has indeed achieved Premier Doug Ford’s objective to generate discussion, but it has also been cited by U.S. President Donald Trump as the reason for cancelling trade talks with Canada. “I don’t regret it at all. My intention was to make sure the American people were informed and have a conversation. And it really started a conversation,” Ford told ABC News on Oct. 27. He added his ad campaign has received over a billion views so far....