Minnesota, along with Michigan and New York, are at risk of getting slapped with a 25% surcharge for electricity from Ontario​ if President Trump's ongoing tariff war doesn't end by Monday.
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.
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 is moving forward with a 25% tariff on electricity exported to Michigan, New York, and Minnesota, despite a temporary reprieve on US tariffs. Premier Doug Ford insists the tariff will be implemented Monday unless President Trump removes all tariff threats permanently.
Ontario's leadership threatened an additional surcharge for electricity they export to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that his province is prepared to add a 25% surcharge on the electricity it exports to Michigan.
Donald Trump put in place a 25% tariff on Canadian goods and 10% on energy Tuesday. The country has retaliated, and Ontario threatened energy cuts.
“People are going to be losing their jobs in the U.S. and in Canada, and inflation is happening already. If there’s one thing the market doesn’t like is uncertainty. The market is going downhill quicker than the American bobsled team.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to impose a 25% surcharge on or shut off the electricity the province exports 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.
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.