Canada’s province of Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York, in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs, said Doug Ford, Ontario’s leader. Ford added that he will direct the province’s energy producers to shut down the e

Canada’s province of Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York, in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs, said Doug Ford, Ontario’s leader.

Ford added that he will direct the province’s energy producers to shut down the exports entirely if Trump moves ahead with even more tariffs on April 2. He said he would direct his minister of energy to redirect energy from an Ontario nuclear reactor to local manufacturers instead.

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  • @[email protected]English
    3•2 days ago

    2002 I think it was, something happened at a Quebec power station; big parts of Quebec and Ontario, along with New York had brown outs and rolling black outs.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•19 hours ago

      Ya, if we were to suddenly, and without warning, cut off their power, it would cause major issues for the American grid. Check out Grady’s Practical Engineering series on the subject on YouTube, or better yet Nebula.