Canada Not For Sale hats: Ontario business struggles to keep up with demand [Video]

A local Ontario company responsible for the now-viral hat Doug Ford wore to a meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister and premiers to discuss Donald Trump’s tariff threat says the impact of Ford promoting its product has been “totally overwhelming.”

On Wednesday morning, Ford appeared in Ottawa sporting a hat with the caption “Canada is not for sale” after Trump pushed the idea of a merger with the U.S. to make Canada the 51st state.

Ford promoted the hat during a brief news conference and also shared it on his social media, urging people to order the accessory to symbolize Canadian pride.

The patriotic merchandise comes from two Ottawa entrepreneurs, Liam Mooney and Emma Cochrane, who run Jackpine Dynamic Branding.

It was launched last week after the pair watched one of Ford’s recent string of interviews with U.S. networks. In one interview Ford did on Fox News, the host pressed the premier to agree to annexation and said it would be a “privilege” for …