Summary

Ontario will impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota starting Monday in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods.

Premier Doug Ford warned U.S. governors and vowed to maintain the surcharge until all tariffs are lifted.

Canada has already imposed $30 billion in retaliatory tariffs, with more planned.

Ford also threatened to cut power to the states by April and banned U.S. firms from bidding on Ontario contracts. A $100M SpaceX deal for rural internet was also scrapped in response.

    • @garbagebagel
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      11 day ago

      I haven’t been to BCLs recently but I’m really hoping taking American liquor out means they’ve brought a better selection of our local stuff in cause we have some really great breweries and distilleries in BC and it’s hard to find their stuff.

    • @scripthook
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      252 days ago

      I’m American I agree. Your country doesn’t deserve our businesses if we have a dictator running our country

      • @[email protected]
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        152 days ago

        We will be happy to come back as soon as America enacts stronger protections to prevent this from happening again and dumps Trump. Nothing wrong the the American people, it’s just one American and one south African than are ruining everything for everyone.

        • Laser
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          142 days ago

          You’re forgetting about the 70 million folks who voted for him. Terrible hateful folks

          • @[email protected]
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            2 days ago

            Add that to the eligible voters who abstained and you have a sizable proportion of the adult population.

        • @NABDad
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          92 days ago

          There’s definitely a lot wrong with a large portion of the American people.

        • @Bytemeister
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          42 days ago

          Unfortunately, the dumbest ~70 million Americans got together and ruined it for everyone.

          Trump is just one guy, but he’s the fart filled turd floating on top of a long stream of raw sewage.

        • @[email protected]
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          52 days ago

          What kind of protections though he is in violation of NAFTA2 erm… USMCA that he negotiated himself. Technically what he is doing is illegal, but Republican Congress is letting him do it.

          • @[email protected]
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            17 hours ago

            I won’t trust America again until after reading now their new constitution protects against citizens united et al.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 days ago

          Where necessary or convenient, sure. But alcohol for example has so many other options that I see no reason to give them business ever again. Maybe in a few decades.