Ontario slaps 25% additional electricity tariffs on New York, Minnesota, and Michigan

Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump’s trade war

In response to President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff war, Ontario Premier Doug Ford Monday announced 25 per cent more electricity tariff to 1.5 million Americans as Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. “I will not hesitate to increase this charge. If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said at a news conference in Toronto.
“Believe me when I say I do not want to do this. I feel terrible for the American people who didn’t start this trade war. It’s one person who is responsible, it’s President Trump.”
The electricity tariff will remain in place notwithstanding Donald Trump’s one-month reprieve for tariffs on Canada, Doug said adding that the one-month pause means nothing but more uncertainty.