LILLEY: Doug Ford pulls ad that angered Trump even though it's not wrong

Ontario's Premier pulled ad after it became a flashpoint in cross border trade talks

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Doug Ford’s ad on tariffs running in the United States wasn’t wrong, it wasn’t illegal, but he may have done the right thing by pausing the campaign.

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The Ontario Premier’s ad using the words of Ronald Reagan against the idea of tariffs angered Donald Trump so much that he cancelled any future trade talks with Canada late Thursday night via a post to his Truth Social account.

That caused problems for Prime Minister Mark Carney who left Friday for a series of summits in Asia where he will interact with Trump – so, on Friday, Ford announced a future pause to his campaign, but not yet.

“Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses. We’ve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels,” Ford said in a statement.