Canadian official threatens to cut 1.5M Americans’ power, ban US-made beer in potential Trump trade war

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Posted on 12/15/2024 12:59:46 AM PST by Libloather

A senior Canadian official is threatening to cut off electricity to some 1.5 million Americans and ban the import of US-made beer and liquor as part of a potential trade war with the incoming Trump administration.

Doug Ford, the premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, suggested retaliating against possible tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose on products from Canada.

During a meeting on Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers, Ford predicted that there is a “100%” chance that Trump will make good on his pledge to slap a 25% tariff on all products that are imported from north of the border.

In response, Ford proposed to “cut off” millions of Americans living along the northern frontier from Ontario’s energy exports, according to Global News.

“It would turn off the lights to a million-and-a-half Americans,” Ford told Global News. “If they come at us we have to stand up for Canadians, we have to stand up for Ontarians.”

Canada is the nation’s No. 1 exporter of energy to the US, which spends around $3 billion annually for Canadian electricity, which is generated using hydropower.

Last year, Canada exported approximately 33.2 million megawatt hours of electricity to the US — the most of any country though it still accounted for less than 1% of total US energy consumption.

Ontario exports energy to border states including Michigan and New York.

Ontario government officials told Global News that Ford is mulling “escalation maneuvers” that are still being worked out.

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Canadian commies toughen up. And, of course, I blame Canada.

1 posted on 12/15/2024 12:59:46 AM PST by Libloather

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