Posted on 03/03/2025 7:54:29 PM PST by bitt
The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, has threatened the U.S. over Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Canadian exports.
After initially putting a hold on his planned tariffs against Canada and Mexico, Trump confirmed this week that he would move forward with plans to 25 percent tariffs on both countries until both countries agreed to his demands surrounding border security.
In an interview on NBC News, Ford said he had never met a single American who supported the idea of tariffs, despite the fact that the majority of Americans voted for Donald Trump.
Ford ranted:
We are the largest purchaser of alcohol in the world. We buy over 3,600 products from 35 states. I talked to the Governor of Kentucky and Mitch McConnell. Don’t touch our bourbon. I’m going after absolutely everything.
And I don’t want to. We keep the lights on for 1.5 million homes in manufacturing in New York, in Michigan, and in Minnesota.
If he wants to destroy our economy and our families, I will shut down the electricity going down to the U.S. And I’m telling you, we will do it.
Ford then went on to say that Americans, particularly those in red states, would feel immense pain as his retaliatory measures.
He continued:
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
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This clown is certifiable. It is obvious he has no idea how tariffs and the power grid works.
Not to mention the fact the tariffs are reciprocal already because Canada is already using tariffs against us.
I didn’t know New York and Minnesota were red states.
Lol.
Shrek is a bombastic buffoon.
This childish temper tantrum will hurt Ontario far more than it will the US.
Exporting electricity is a major commodity for them.
I keep seeing this sickening sweet ad on TV about how Ontario is our friend, “right by your side.”
Yeah, right.
We shut off Niagara Falls once, we can do it again.
That’s true.
Spend those bucks advertising to me, idiotas. I'm going to Make Minnesota Purple Again.
A lot of bluster over nothing. The US produced 4,000 terrawatt hours of electricity, imported 40, and exported 20. That means imports are 1%, and net imports are 1/2%. Meanwhile, our grid capacity grew by 3% last year.
Oh, and of course, New York and Minnesota, the two states that would be hit hardest, are both blue.
Importing electricity from Canada helps keep the grid healthier; without it, we’d put a tiny bit more stress on portions of the grid already under stress.
The areas he will cut off are red. Look at a map
That ad is being run down here in Texas.
1500 miles away.
Well, ok
Part of MN and NY are red—for sure—but it affects the grids of the whole states.
I hope this blowhard ends up like Elliott Spitzer.
In 2023, the United States imported about 33 terawatt-hours of electricity from Canada, which is roughly 90% of the country’s total electricity imports. This represents less than 1% of the United States’ total electricity consumption.
I presume Ontario has stopped airing that propaganda about being our friends to the north.
Was Premier Doug Ford wearing his blue ballcap with
:Le Canada N’est Pas a Vendre!” on it when he made that remark?
(Canada is NOT for sale!)
Count nothing out. We bought Akaska.
From Russia. With Love.
Oops. I’m dropping ells.
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