Summary

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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    Glad Canada is sticking to I because they’re sending a message Trump that they’re not going to fuck around with him flipping the on/off switch on tariffs

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      I think the damage is done. I hope to never see American liquor in stores ever again.

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        I haven’t been to BCLs recently but I’m really hoping taking American liquor out means they’ve brought a better selection of our local stuff in cause we have some really great breweries and distilleries in BC and it’s hard to find their stuff.

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        I’m American I agree. Your country doesn’t deserve our businesses if we have a dictator running our country

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          We will be happy to come back as soon as America enacts stronger protections to prevent this from happening again and dumps Trump. Nothing wrong the the American people, it’s just one American and one south African than are ruining everything for everyone.

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            You’re forgetting about the 70 million folks who voted for him. Terrible hateful folks

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              Add that to the eligible voters who abstained and you have a sizable proportion of the adult population.

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            Unfortunately, the dumbest ~70 million Americans got together and ruined it for everyone.

            Trump is just one guy, but he’s the fart filled turd floating on top of a long stream of raw sewage.

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            What kind of protections though he is in violation of NAFTA2 erm… USMCA that he negotiated himself. Technically what he is doing is illegal, but Republican Congress is letting him do it.

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              I won’t trust America again until after reading now their new constitution protects against citizens united et al.

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            Where necessary or convenient, sure. But alcohol for example has so many other options that I see no reason to give them business ever again. Maybe in a few decades.

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      Exactly – the threat of tariffs – and annexation! – must not only stop, but be refuted forever by a new treaty, signed by the US. Promising both will stop, for good, is the only remedy now.

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        Trump himself signed the treaty that he now claims is unfair. The US doesn’t have respect for honour, the law, or even reality anymore. They voted in a criminal to be their President, they have no respect for anything except money now.

        There is no promise or treaty that will bring this to a conclusion forever.