Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans.

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.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    I mean, I don’t think that Michigan residents bear special blame, but as a swing state, it’s a place where Trump is trying to score political points, and also a place where Canada has an incentive to target in terms of producing political impact.

    Like, if the issue is that Trump does not care how unpleasant he makes things in Canada if it scores him points in a swing state, then the rational response for Canada is to make Trump actions that are unpleasant for Canada produce unpopular effects in swing states.