Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday his province is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.

“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the U.S. economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. “Until the threat of tariffs is gone for good, Ontario won’t back down. We’ll stand strong, use every tool in our toolkit and do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.”

Ford has said Ontario’s tariff would remain in place despite the one-month reprieve from Trump, noting a one month pause means nothing but more uncertainty.

  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    We know, bruh. We’d love it if the orange traitor shitcunt had a painful and debilitating aneurysm on live TV. We don’t get this bullshit treatment of Canada (and Mexico, Europe and particularly Ukraine, etc.)

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      16 hours ago

      I’d pay to watch that televised on TV.

      12/10 would tune in for the special.