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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans on moving ahead with a tax on electricity sent to several U.S. states starting early next week.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans on moving ahead with a tax on electricity sent to several U.S. states starting early next week.

Ford said the 25 per cent tax will be announced on Monday, with it likely being enacted on Tuesday.

“We are moving forward with it. I feel terrible for the American people because it’s not the American people, and it’s not even the elected officials, it’s one person and that’s President (Donald) Trump.” Ford told 640Toronto radio host Ben Mulroney on Thursday.

“It’s totally unacceptable, but he’s coming after his closest friends, closest allies in the world and it’s going to absolutely devastate both economies.”

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
    29·
    2 days ago

    Canada needs to cut oil/electricity and keep it cut for 2 years until elections. Americans have no memory. Trump will backtrack in a couple of months and go on a victory tour before the next election. (That things will not be improved won’t stop him from claiming victory.) Americans need to be hurting right before the election.

    • seestrayEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      We could do the full cut, or we could flick the lights on and off like your annoying sibling, 5 minutes of blackouts a couple of times a day could send that message fairly well.

    • corsicanguppyEnglish
      28·
      1 day ago

      That’s a great way to get invaded.

      Edit: cmon. Don already said lumber supply is somehow a national security concern, and that’s the label they’ve used to invade for oil in the past.