Ontario 'prepared' to impose 25% surcharge on electricity to US

ISTANBUL

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the Canadian province will impose retaliatory 25% tariffs on electricity exports to the US if President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain in effect.

"Today, I wrote to the governors, senators and congressmen and women from (the US states of) New York, Michigan and Minnesota putting them on notice that Ontario is prepared to add a 25 per cent surcharge to the electricity we export to their states if President Trump’s tariffs remain in place," he said on X late Tuesday.

"If we have to, we won’t hesitate to increase the charge or shut the electricity off completely," he added.

The Trump administration has imposed 25% tariffs on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to Trump's decision Tuesday to implement tariffs on Canada, saying that it is "a very dumb thing to do."

"Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight," Trudeau said at a news conference in Ottawa, noting: "Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days.