Summary
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to 1.5 million Americans in Minnesota, New York, and Michigan, effective Monday, in response to Trump’s trade war.
The measure will generate CA$300,000-400,000 daily to support Ontario workers and businesses, adding about CA$100 monthly to affected American bills.
Ford threatened further increases or complete shutoff if the US escalates, despite Trump’s one-month tariff reprieve.
This action supplements Canada’s CA$30 billion in federal retaliatory tariffs on various American products.
Ford is the Premier (Governor) of the Ontario province (state), which is like NYS And W. DC put together (and is across the pond from Rochester.) He is considered a dumpie leader, with no real accomplishments, and a silly approach to policy (let’s make sure that beer is affordable)- but generally an improvement on the previous corrupt/spend-thrift centrist party (even though they got some very good things done.)
He also used the conflict with the US to quietly get re-elected a few weeks ago. So he’s playing his political cards well even if he’s a dumbass.