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🇺🇸 President Donald Trump may have delayed most – though not all – of the tariffs he had imposed on Canada and Mexico, but that hasn’t stopped America’s northern neighbors from responding forcefully in retaliation.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a press conference that he would move forward with a surcharge on electricity exports to three US states starting Monday, warning that he will turn off access if the United States adds new tariffs on Canadian goods.

“If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely,” Ford told reporters. “Believe me when I say I do not want to do this, I feel terrible for the American people, because it’s not the American people who started this trade war. It’s one person who’s responsible. That’s President Trump.”

Ford on Monday said the 25% surcharge “will cost families and businesses” in New York, Minnesota and Michigan and add around “$100 per month to the bills of hardworking Americans.”

But it would also hurt Canada’s energy industry, in turn. Canada, which is far more dependent on US exports than America is on Canadian goods, risks plunging into a recession if the trade war escalates. As the saying goes: no one wins in a trade war.

Along with his threat to cut electricity off completely, Ford said he may raise the 25% surcharge if US tariffs escalate. Trump has threatened to do just that: On Friday, he said he would levy dairy and lumber tariffs on Canada, matching dollar-for-dollar the duties Canada places on US goods.

And Trump on Sunday said tariffs on Canada and Mexico could rise from the threatened 25% level if the countries don’t make good on their promises to help reduce the amount of fentanyl crossing over the boarder into America.

Last week, the Ontario premier claimed he would shut off power to the US “with a smile on [his] face” if Trump continued to levy tariffs on Canadian exports.

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WriterNig:
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🇺🇸 President Donald Trump may have delayed most – though not all – of the tariffs he had imposed on Canada and Mexico, but that hasn’t stopped America’s northern neighbors from responding forcefully in retaliation.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a press conference that he would move forward with a surcharge on electricity exports to three US states starting Monday, warning that he will would turn off access if the United States adds new tariffs on Canadian goods.

“If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely,” Ford told reporters. “Believe me when I say I do not want to do this, I feel terrible for the American people, because it’s not the American people who started this trade war. It’s one person who’s responsible. That’s President Trump.”

Ford on Monday said the 25% surcharge “will cost families and businesses” in New York, Minnesota and Michigan and add around “$100 per month to the bills of hardworking Americans.”

But it would also hurt Canada’s energy industry, in turn. Canada, which is far more dependent on US exports than America is on Canadian goods, risks plunging into a recession if the trade war escalates. As the saying goes: no one wins in a trade war.

Along with his threat to cut electricity off completely, Ford said he may raise the 25% surcharge if US tariffs escalate. Trump has threatened to do just that: On Friday, he said he would levy dairy and lumber tariffs on Canada, matching dollar-for-dollar the duties Canada places on US goods.

And Trump on Sunday said tariffs on Canada and Mexico could rise from the threatened 25% level if the countries don’t make good on their promises to help reduce the amount of fentanyl crossing over the boarder into America.

Last week, the Ontario premier claimed he would shut off power to the US “with a smile on [his] face” if Trump continued to levy tariffs on Canadian exports.

Trump will put their citizens in problem

They can't, they won't. They are paid for it

Hehe Canadian chicken

Time to fly into Canada

Good

I couldn't believe another country supplies electricity to the Almighty America.

Lol


This is the case of...

When you are given privileges, you want to the whole village.
America wants take Canada

Initial gra gra. When e set now, people cheering him will shy away lmao

WriterNig:
With the way the US brags about being a super power, you'd think it will be them supplying electricity to Canada.

Even Nigeria that they look down on supplies other African countries with electricity.

Ordinary electricity. At this point the US isn't even a regional power, Canada is.

Because with just one click, the whole of the US will be thrown into darkness, into stone age.

From Trump's rant you'll know that Canada is the biggest player in North America and the US relies on them for everything.

They couldn't even put off their wildfires without Canada's help.

Your reasoning is shallow.......

lordm:
They can't, they won't. They are paid for it

Are you saying America can not build and have their own electricity?

All is fair in love and war.

When u hear Premier just know sey dem no get mouth lol 😆

Another mad man on the block.

Trump is an idiot.

mouth

Do me I do you. Trump no go fex

Craze meet craze

BobbieZion:
Your reasoning is shallow.......

Uninformed

You want to cut off something that has been paid for?

Lol.. Clowns.

At the end of the day, Canada would start crying and begging the U.S to reverse the increase in tariffs. I honestly blame the Democrats for the disrespect U.S is currently receiving.
Joe Biden was no different from Buhari. Both are empty dunder heads.
I trust Trump to regain back the respect America has lost.

Most Third World and developing countries still believe the USA has Everything, but No.
Europe is more

Very good.
Do Me, I Do You

Is X (tweeter) down?

WriterNig:
With the way the US brags about being a super power, you'd think it will be them supplying electricity to Canada.

Even Nigeria that they look down on supplies other African countries with electricity.

Ordinary electricity. At this point the US isn't even a regional power, Canada is.

Because with just one click, the whole of the US will be thrown into darkness, into stone age.

From Trump's rant you'll know that Canada is the biggest player in North America and the US relies on them for everything.

They couldn't even put off their wildfires without Canada's help.

I don't support Trump nor his policies, but this comment is very misleading.

1. A single click will not throw the entire U.S. into darkness—this is an extreme exaggeration. While some states, such as New York, Michigan, and Minnesota, import electricity from Ontario, the OP mentions only 3 states. The U.S. has 50 states with a highly diversified power grid. The U.S. grid integrates multiple energy sources (nuclear, coal, natural gas, hydro, and renewables) before distributing power to consumers, meaning Canadian electricity accounts for only a small fraction of total supply. A surcharge on Canadian electricity might increase costs, but it would not cause entire states to go dark, not to talk of the entire country as you suggest.

2. Canada is not the biggest player in the region, the OP said Canada is more dependent on American exports than the other way round. The US economy is about $25 trillion while Canada's is at around $2 trillion, so the US economy is roughly 10 to 12 times larger. Most of Canada's exports, about 70-75%, goes to the US, meaning Canada relies a lot on American buyers, but the US, with its many trading partners, doesn't depend on Canada as much and has several other trading partners to turn to, that means Canada will suffer more in a trade war with the US, just as the OP has rightly stated. What Canada might do is to woo other partners, and be less dependent on the US, which will be more expensive logistically speaking. Trading with your partner across the border is smarter and cheaper than trading with someone across the ocean, you might lose competitive advantage when you include shipping costs and other logistics.

All said, like I've said before, and will reiterate, Trump's foreign policy will ultimately have a significant negative impact on the American economy.

Picking up a fight with your closest neighbor & ally is not a good move..

The calamity in White House no dey reason well..