Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that his province is prepared to add a 25% surcharge on the electricity it exports to Michigan.
Donald Trump put in place a 25% tariff on Canadian goods and 10% on energy Tuesday. The country has retaliated, and Ontario threatened energy cuts.
Thunder Bay, Ontario, sits about 40 miles north of the eastern Minnesota border, and businesses there are grappling with how to respond to the tariffs and brace for the economic fallout.
Ford, whose province supplies power to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota, also threatened to halt nickel shipments to the United States
After President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on both Canada and Mexico Tuesday, a Canadian official threatened a surcharge on electricity exported to three U.S. states, including New York. Here's what to know.
Newly re-elected Premier Doug Ford doubled down Monday on his threat to cut off electricity flowing from Ontario to several American states if the U.S. moves ahead with tariffs.