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Ontario will cut off U.S. electricity exports 'with a smile on my face,' Ford says
MSN ^ | March 3, 2025 | Bryan Passifiume

Posted on 03/03/2025 4:40:48 PM PST by balch3

OTTAWA — As Canada prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump to unleash his trade war against Canada on Tuesday, Ontario’s ready to pull the plug.

Speaking Monday at a mining convention in downtown Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on threats to cut electricity exports to U.S. border states if the tariffs go through.

"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do everything — including cut off their energy with a smile on my face,” Ford told reporters.

“They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain. They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canada; tariffs; trade; us
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Canada getting chippy.
1 posted on 03/03/2025 4:40:48 PM PST by balch3
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To: balch3

JD can knock out this turd. Pay-per-view would be nice.


2 posted on 03/03/2025 4:42:38 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: balch3

Is this the crack smoker?


3 posted on 03/03/2025 4:42:44 PM PST by dznutz
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To: balch3

That should raise the price of electricity by a nickel/day.


4 posted on 03/03/2025 4:43:17 PM PST by Jonty30 (Groundhogs don't falsify their predictions for grant money, whereas climate scientists do. )
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To: balch3

I’m sure we have existing contracts. And King Charles isn’t going to like this.


5 posted on 03/03/2025 4:43:25 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: balch3

Canada is famous for three things:
1. Snow
2. Uhhh
3. Ahhh


6 posted on 03/03/2025 4:43:40 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: blueunicorn6

7 posted on 03/03/2025 4:44:31 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: balch3

The girds are a bit more interdependent than he is letting on. Cutting of electrify on the grid to the US will be harmful to Ontario as well and they will have no back up if their portion of the grid goes down.

This is a bit of false bravado more than anything else.


8 posted on 03/03/2025 4:44:32 PM PST by Skwor
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To: blueunicorn6

4. Smugness
5. Whinging


9 posted on 03/03/2025 4:44:54 PM PST by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: dznutz

His brother is the Crack Head.


10 posted on 03/03/2025 4:45:12 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: blueunicorn6

4. eh


11 posted on 03/03/2025 4:45:19 PM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Was the crack head.


12 posted on 03/03/2025 4:45:40 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: balch3

This trade war the President is “unleashing”...to date he’s simply raising tariffs on countries that already have them on us right?


13 posted on 03/03/2025 4:46:01 PM PST by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund.")
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To: balch3

Have at it. Oh, and lets stop the Ontario ads while were at it.


14 posted on 03/03/2025 4:46:12 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: balch3

Go take the Canadian energy, Donald.


15 posted on 03/03/2025 4:47:15 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: balch3

Sure you will. Ford will destroy his economy to “save it”. Unlike other items, Electricity cannot be exported to other buyers. Without the US Market it has no where to go.


16 posted on 03/03/2025 4:47:37 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: Vision

This trade war the President is “unleashing”...to date he’s simply raising tariffs on countries that already have them on us right?


Of course, but the Global Deep State Media doesn’t want to mention those inconvenient facts.


17 posted on 03/03/2025 4:47:44 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: balch3

And after we adapt to not having his exported juice and never take it again, who’s the winner then?


18 posted on 03/03/2025 4:48:04 PM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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19 posted on 03/03/2025 4:48:30 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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https://financialpost.com/commodities/electricity-exports-us-trade-war#:~:text=Canada%20has%20for%20more%20than,billion%20%E2%80%94%20a%20%242%20billion%20difference.

pretty funny

I’m sure we can reciprocate by cutting the massive US export of power to Canaduah.

Could be intertesting and Ford will be in for a surprise.


20 posted on 03/03/2025 4:48:44 PM PST by ASOC (This space for rent)
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