Ontario premier threatens to ‘shut off electricity completely’ for US if trade war escalates
By Max Saltman, CNN
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Updated 2:40 PM EDT, Mon March 10, 2025
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 25% 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.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/%2010/business/canada-electricity-us-tariffs-doug-ford/index.html