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Ontario will impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota starting Monday in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods.

Premier Doug Ford warned U.S. governors and vowed to maintain the surcharge until all tariffs are lifted.

Canada has already imposed $30 billion in retaliatory tariffs, with more planned.

Ford also threatened to cut power to the states by April and banned U.S. firms from bidding on Ontario contracts. A $100M SpaceX deal for rural internet was also scrapped in response.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Kudos to the Canadians and Canadiens! I ordered another pair of Baffin boots, Made in Canada, last week.

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 6 points 10 hours ago

Based Doug Ford was not on my 2025 bingo card.

[–] Theonetheycall1845@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When Trump said "America is back!" did he mean in the back of the line? Cause that's where we're at fellas.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

In healthcare, we've been back of the line for decades.

[–] TheresNodiee@lemm.ee 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ironically, while Ford might be doing a pretty good job staying tough against Trump, he's doing his level best to try to drive Ontario right to the back of that healthcare line as well. So save us a spot?

[–] Theonetheycall1845@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

What's he doing? I'm ootl.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

Looks like Crude Oil Tax would be FAR more effective.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can they get the Fed to drop the F35 contract for a European platform?

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Heres to hoping! Not if peepee gets in

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hold up - if there is already a 25% tariff - IE tax - on Canadian electricity, does that mean that there is now another 25% tax on that electricity?

And wouldn't this have a slight compounding effect on the second us tariff?

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, but us postponed their tariffs another month.

[–] deadfatquarterzip@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

Thing that sucks tho, is at this point it doesn't matter if there's tariffs or not, since people have started preparing as if there will be. Worse, tariffs get integrated into an economy and are next to impossible to un-do. God 45 is so stupid

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