Ontario Premier Doug Ford said three states would face tariffs on electricity after a week of President Trump’s swipes at Canada with fluctuating trade policies. “I love Americans. It’s been 20 years of my life.
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In response to President Trump’s latest round of tariffs this week on Canada, Premier Ford — a political conservative who once supported Trump’s policies but was re-elected last week on a campaign against Trump’s actions — vowed to retaliate with a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.
Under Trump's flip-flopping raft of tariffs, Washington placed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy, the major supplier to U.S. states hugging the northern border. Ford has pledged retaliatory 25 percent tariffs on Canadian electricity sent to the U.S. states of New York, Minnesota and Michigan from Ontario, to take effect on Monday.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's going ahead with plans to impose 25% tariffs on electricity sent to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Experts warn that an abrupt halt in electricity exports could cause price spikes in major U.S. cities like Buffalo, Seattle, and Portland.
Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, said Doug Ford, leader of the Canadian province. Fo