Ontario Threatens U.S. Power, Mineral Cuts as Trump Sets 50% Canada Tariffs
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 24
Ontario Threatens U.S. Power, Mineral Cuts as Trump Sets 50% Canada Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 24
Summary
Doug Ford said Ontario is ready to cut electricity exports and halt shipments of critical minerals to the United States if Washington deepens its trade offensive against Canada.
Trump said new 50% tariffs on Canadian automobiles, auto parts and steel will begin next year, after the U.S. imposed 50% duties Saturday on about $20 billion of Canadian goods.
Ford said Ontario could again raise power prices or stop sending electricity south—power that serves 1.5 million U.S. homes and businesses—and singled out nickel and refined uranium as leverage.
The threat lands at the heart of North America's integrated auto supply chain, with Ontario plants and suppliers closely tied to factories in Michigan and other U.S. states.
Ford also said he opposed a draft deal Prime Minister Mark Carney considered before talks collapsed Friday, backing Ottawa's dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Sept. 8 while urging negotiations to continue.