If necessary, the Canadian Province is ready to completely cut off electricity exports to the United States as a response to US customs fees.
The Canadian Ontarion Province has set a 25 % extra charge for electricity to the United States. Provincial Prime Minister’s Office announcement The surcharge, which came into force on Monday, is a countermeasure to the import duties imposed by the United States.
According to a news release from the Ontario Prime Minister’s Office, the additional fee would bring about $ 300,000 to $ 400,000 per day with the current export of electricity.
US president Donald Trump He set a 25 percent import duties on Canada last week, but shortly thereafter postponed the entry into force of the customs for most Canadian imports.
– President Trump’s customs fees are a disaster for the US economy. They make life more expensive for American families and businesses, said the Prime Minister of the Province Doug Ford in the bulletin.
According to Ford, Ontario uses “all the tools of his toolbox” to defend himself.
According to the announcement, the provincial administration may increase the additional fee at any time or even cut off electricity exports to the United States completely if the US trade wars are further accelerated.
Impact in three states
The additional fee in the United States will affect the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota, where electricity is exported from the province.
Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz He thought the Minnesota was one of the first victims of Trump’s trade war.
– Minnesota cannot afford the Trump economy led by billionaires. This madness has to stop, Walz wrote In the X-message service.
Previously, Ontario’s publicly owned alcohol retailer, LCBO, pulled all US products from its selection due to US customs.