A defiant Doug Ford said the commercial his government launched last week, to the fury of United States President Donald Trump and derailing trade talks, has “achieved” its goal and will now end.

For the first time since Trump called off trade talks with Canada in response to the Ontario government commercial, the Ontario premier stood in front of journalists to proclaim the $75-million campaign a success.

“We generated a conversation that wasn’t happening in the U.S.,” Ford said. “The message is very clear: protectionism does not work and that’s the message we have for the American people.”

The Ontario commercial, which features former Republican president Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs and protectionism, created an international stir when Trump terminated trade negotiations with Can

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