Ontario will slap a 25 per cent export tax on the electricity it supplies to three U.S. states if sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods “persist,” Premier Doug Ford says.
Speaking on CNN, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will use every tool to let Donald Trump know that imposing tariffs are the wrong thing to do.
When asked about whether this move will require the legislature to resume, Ford said he is still looking into how quickly a 25 per cent export tax can be imposed on electricity. “I feel terrible, because they are great governors. I know all three of them. I work well with them. I met them all. We’ve got them to Ontario. They are great people. I have to apologize to the governors and the American people. You need to make sure you send a message to President Trump,” Ford said.
“The coming days and weeks will be hard. Businesses and families will feel the pain of this needless fight,” Ford said Tuesday. “We are going to get through this more united than ever before.” “This is unnecessary and we do have to retaliate and I apologize to the American people. It is not you. It is your president that is causing this problem,” Ford told CNN.
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