Posted on 03/10/2025 2:09:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million American homes and businesses in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan.
Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million American homes and businesses in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.
I will not hesitate to increase this charge. If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said at a news conference in Toronto.
"Believe me when I say I do not want to do this. I feel terrible for the American people who didn't start this trade war. It’s one person who is responsible, it’s President Trump.”
Ford 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. Quebec is also considering taking similar measures with electricity exports to the U.S.
Minnesota says it will have a minimal impact.
Minnesota receives only a small share of its electricity from Ontario, but Democratic Gov. Tim Walz was sharply critical of Trump's actions that led to Monday’s announcement from Ford.
“The first victims of Trump’s Trade war? Minnesotans struggling to pay their skyrocketing electric bill,” Walz tweeted with a link to a story about Ontario’s move. “Minnesotans cannot afford Trump’s billionaire-run economy. We have to put a stop to this madness.”
But Minnesota Power, the main electrical utility serving the part of Minnesota that borders Ontario, gets only a “very small” proportion of its power from the province, company spokesperson Amy Rutledge said.
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Well then, Walz, you ignorant dumb-a$$, let Minnesota Power build more power plants, ones that rely on coal,
uranium, or fuel oil.. just like the power plants that Ontario uses.
“ “The first victims of Trump’s Trade war? Minnesotans struggling to pay their skyrocketing electric bill,” Walz tweeted…”
“But Minnesota Power, the main electrical utility serving the part of Minnesota that borders Ontario, gets only a “very small” proportion of its power from the province, company spokesperson Amy Rutledge said.”
Sun comes up in the East. Walz is a liar demagogue.
Laws of nature.
He’s punishing three deep blue states.
Go for it!
I’m sure we will survive!
Canada exports about $3 billion of electricity to the US per year.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/935876/value-electricity-exports-imports-canada/
It’s not just NY...different towns and counties even have their own bans. Soooo foolish. Sooooo ignorant.
We fished at a camp in Quebec...there were leaves in the outhouse.
Make them call their bluff, Mr. President.
For weeks there were constant commercials about Ontario being a great ally of the US. I don’t recall seeing any lately but maybe just not watching Fox as much.
Frack New York.
One purpose of tariffs is to escalate the cost of imports and make domestic sourcing more competitive. That’s certainly why Canada imposes steep ones on US goods, helping their companies survive against American competitors while burdened with Socialist @$$hole politicians like the premier of Ontario. So thanks for the assist, Doug. You may now go and f*** yourself.
Now you’ll get idiots here saying “well only 20 kilos come from Canada. Worry about Mexico “
Like we can’t chew gum and walk at the same time.
And 20 kilos can kill thousands upon thousands.
It’s as stupid as the left arguing murders committed by illegals is the same % as citizens.
Ontario is mostly hydro, the cheapest of all.
Michigan needs to put their new rising star, Elissa Bumpkin’ on one of those bicycles hooked to a electricity generator and she can do something useful. Same with Tiny Timmy Walz. Do something useful for once in his life.
As long as they don’t hit maple syrup....
Ok then, these utilities need to cut rates accordingly to their customers receiving Canadian power.
The drilling is only part of it. We need to generate more electricity. Some of the states are woeful and charge a crap ton of money. It should be cheap and efficient.
That is an unprovoked aggressive attack by Canada upon the United States, and President Trump will respond in-kind to secure America’s interest.
What if we stop buying it from them, who they gonna export their hydroelectric power to, France?
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