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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.

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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago (5 children)

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.

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 2 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.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Winthrowe@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 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.