Canada Threatens to Cut Power to U.S. Over Trump Tariffs

[babylonsister]

Sigh. Dealing with *rump is going to be a nightmare for everyone involved.

Canada Threatens to Cut Power to U.S. Over Trump Tariffs
FIGHTING WORDS
Canada’s most populous province powered 1.5 million homes in the U.S. last year.
Janna Brancolini
Updated Dec. 12 2024 6:28AM EST /
Published Dec. 12 2024 5:58AM EST


Canada’s most populous province has no plans to go gentle into that good night if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose massive tariffs on Canadian goods.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his province was putting together a list of retaliatory measures and would go so far as to cut off energy exports to the U.S. if President-elect Trump slaps Canadian products with a 25 percent tax as promised, the AP reported.

“We will use every tool in our tool box to fight back,” Ford said Wednesday after a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other provincial premiers. “We can’t sit back and roll over. We just won’t as a country. And isn’t this a shame, our closest friends and allies.”

As a major exporter of electricity to Michigan, Minnesota and New York, Ontario powered 1.5 million U.S. homes last year, a spokeswoman for Ford told the AP. Trump’s transition team didn’t respond to the news agency’s request for comment.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/ontario-premier-doug-ford-threatens-to-cut-off-us-energy-exports-if-donald-trump-imposes-tariffs/

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Good for them.

Of course, it will be horrible for those affected, but again, we are talking about the rich idiots in D.C. who are not going to have to deal with this. Which is why talking the battle to them is the only option.

[allegorical oracle]

23. Love to see Canada standing up for itself. But there's nuthin' TSF enjoys more than

a pissin' contest.

[liberalla]

25. and it doesn't matter who gets pissed on!

(as long as it isn't him personally)

[NoRethugFriends]

76. I believe he does enjoy, per the alleged Russian tapes

[arthritisR_US]

81. What tapes?

[NoRethugFriends]

85. here

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pee-tape-trump-mueller-report-823755/

[chicoescuela]

37. I agree but it sucks when we have to root for another country rather than our own.

I really dislike this tsf guy.

[arthritisR_US]

80. I'm so with you and I'm from that country and so afraid of his

Bullshit

[soandso]

55. They send their garbage to Michigan

If they turn off any power, maybe Michigan should return their garbage in air drops.

[Bev54]

60. And then we should air drop all the illegal firearms coming in

From the US? None of this is going to be good for either country but we will not roll over to your bully pres, even if your politicians and media alike are.

[quakerboy]

70. I'm trying to look for the positives

It will be economically painful. But maybe it will be a good object lesson on the results of conservatism for both sides of the border?

[arthritisR_US]

82. RTAs as a Canadian I'm with you and their orange piece of shit

is something that should not be in this world

[NJCher]

74. not true

He's a bully and bullies are inherently cowards.

[Justice matters.]

67. Let's hope many gullible magats in Michigan will regret their vote.

Those plugged on the Ontario grid in the middle of winter...

Sad thing is, Democratic voters plugged in will suffer too...

[arthritisR_US]

71. When your people wake up you have a chance.

[Stargazer99]

79. Coming from an American-You couid not have said it better!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Granny Blue]

75. I'm in Minnesota where it's very cold right now,

and I will cheerfully freeze in the dark to support Canadian sovereignty and humiliate the Tangerine Toddler! Go Canada!

[OldBaldy1701E]

86. Me too.

And, being from the South, I am not sanguine to the cold. But, I will figure something out. That orange gibbon needs to be slapped down hard by every other nation. Maybe once we see that we have no friends and how that affects us we will stop flipping the world off just because we are 'By Gawd 'Muricans'!

8F this morning! Balmy after yesterday!

[JohnSJ]

2. DO IT!!! The U.S. deserves all the damage possible for electing the person who tried to overturn the government.

[Magoo48]

6. Yes, resist that orange idiot in every way that will send a message to his cult.

This is the proper response to his assholeishness: be a fascist dick, this is your reward. Now, the response from the individuals impacted must be to create a ruckus which will put a dent in some oligarch’s plunder flow.

[Attilatheblond]

43. Sadly, the cult doesn't, or can't, think enough to figure out cause/affect situations and will only add Canada

on the huge list of people they irrationally hate.

[arthritisR_US]

68. I think when the cult starts to seriously feel the impact of

what his cabinet does they may have a realignment in their thinking. That is my hope but the damage done to you all and the rest of us in this world is frightening.

[Hugin]

3. Rolling blackouts are a feature in authoritarian failed states...

Oh, goody.

[JohnSJ]

10. We went through that in California due to the manipulation but Enron to create an artificial shortage. It also caused

Davis to be recalled, and Schwarzenegger to replace him.

As you said, "oh goody"

[Hugin]

11. It's been a feature in Texas lately.

Every cold snap or heat dome.

But, it’s okay because the rich folks can catch a plane to Cancun.

[slightlv]

62. There will be more coming

Down the pike than just rolling blackouts. I'm trying my hand again at hydrofarming at least herbs and small veggies. Can't grow anything out back... sun can't shine on my yard due to all the trees. But I have done a bit of hydro successfully b4. Cilantro is getting hard to find already here and its a main herb for me. Stores just don't have it. There have been several things I've gone to buy that are no longer available. Told hubby to expect more once T is in office with his tariffs and no immigrants to work the farms here. All prices are going to go higher than those of us on SS will be able to afford. It has me very worried, and still hoping for a democratic white knight to ride in, stand up and save us from doom b4 we have to bow to mother russia.

[kerouac2]

4. Hopefully in red areas

But more likely a deep blue area because, ya know, why not?

[slightlv]

63. Im thoroughly expecting trade

Wars between T and California. He hates it so much, and they grow so much of our food and have the guts to stand up to him.

[MiHale]

5. Please Canada...adopt Michigan now!

[VGNonly]

50. How about the whole Great Lakes Basin?

This Ohioan approves!

[Norbert]

83. This may be the onlty thing that saves Ohio from themselves.

[markie]

7. hurrah!!!!

[lark]

8. I hope the magats shiver in their heatless houses.

Every bad thing that happens to them is deserved.

Horribly bad that regular Americans will suffer so much because half of our country are purely haters and willing idiots.

[allegorical oracle]

34. That's the worst part -- good people suffer from everything TSF's unquenchable ego

and ignorance imposes on all of us. If his actions affected only MAGAts, it would be sufferable.

[lark]

40. 100% agree!

[sarisataka]

38. Given our current -7 temperature, I may shiver a bit too

but I guess I can put up with it because magats deserve it

[orangecrush]

9. Here we go.

Make the Northeast Texas.

[live love laugh]

12. New York .... Trump will gladly let them cripple NY even at the expense of MN and MI.

[MadLinguist]

36. NY and MN voted Harris

So yeah he'd sacrifice MI for spiting NY and MN. But more to the point, he's lame duck upon arrival so there's no populace he's beholden to. Everything will be about revenge. The only asses he needs to sniff are Elon's and Vlad's.

[live love laugh]

42. And MI has Gretchen so that's no loss to him either come think of it.

[markodochartaigh]

13. Can't we just hook the grid up

to the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves? I would think that that would more than make up the difference.

[Hugin]

14. Fun Fact: The only founding father who generates electricity...

By spinning in his grave is Ben Franklin.



(Yes, this is BS.)

[KS Toronado]

15. Due more to lack of wind for his kite.

[markodochartaigh]

46. I find that FunFact

shocking!

[Hugin]

48. I thought you'd get a charge out of it.

[markodochartaigh]

49. LOL

[johnnyfins]

17. HaHa.

Founding Father turbines.

[Beckett]

16. O Canada!

Way to go!! No more nice country! I totally agree, esp after how disgracefully tfg (that freaking guy) has already treated them.

[Historic NY]

18. Thanks to NIMBY NY is depending more and more on Canadian power.

Yup the Greenie win means more green from our pockets.

[Deuxcents]

19. TSF causing drama and chaos to our longtime peaceful neighbors for no reason except he can.

[JI7]

20. He won't care if these are blue areas. He won't even care if they are red areas

[pfitz59]

21. Chaos is the aim

Lots of thieving while real folks are distracted.

[Dave Id]

22. What will Donnie's response be then?

Will Trump change his Don Quixote mind about windmills and promote them to make up for the loss of electricity imported from Canada, of just ignore their problem like he chose to do about the Covid pandemic?

[liberalla]

24. I can't believe this is where we're heading. WTH?

It's gonna be worse than anything I've imagined... all unnecessarily.

[ecstatic]

26. He's not even in office yet and the drama and chaos

is already on 1000. Why did people reject peace and calm? 🤬 😡

[allegorical oracle]

35. Because decency speaks softly and thinks before it acts. nt

[Justice matters.]

69. Because eggs cost too much.

But Black Friday sales numbers were the highest in History...

[berksdem]

27. oh Canada!!!!!!

[Autumn]

28. I'm good with this. Canadians have a leader who will look out for his people.

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Turn the power off.

[Linda ladeewolf]

30. The power company

That owns Liberty utilities in Missouri is Canadian and I’m in that deep red state, I wonder what affect it will have on us here? I guess I’d better think about alternatives.

[Deep State Witch]

31. I THought Ford

Was a Trump acolyte?

[Bev54]

61. He is a jerk ass conservative and much like Trump

He is a bully with a large ego. He has an election coming up and most Canadians hate Trump so he has to make a show of force.

[wolfie001]

32. Fatty Felon's gonna pick fights with our closest allies

Brilliant move! How stupid are those 49.5% of the electorate anyway?

[VGNonly]

52. His closest allies seem to be

Russia and North Korea these days.

RW voters are useful idiots.

[sarisataka]

39. That would be inconvenient

no electricity means no heat. At this moment we are at -7F and not all of those 1.5 million homes are populated by Trump voters.

[Initech]

41. Trump has gone truly mad with power.

Nothing will end particularly well for him when he and DOGE leave this country in ruins.

[slightlv]

64. This x1000! Uncharted territory.

[republianmushroom]

44. Damn, the orange convicted felon didn't think of that.

[Renew Deal]

45. The only sensible thing to do is to invade Canada to take over the power stations and secure the power lines.

[Justice matters.]

72. The convicted felon elect promised no wars...

to his base of stupid assholes.

[Disaffected]

47. And that's just Ontario exports.

If Quebec. Manitoba and BC do the same, the impact will be much greater still.

[VGNonly]

51. Yes, much of the New England

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receives or in the process of receiving vast amounts of electricity from Quebec-Hydro.

[Dem4life1234]

53. Canadians reminde of water signs

Sweet and kind, but try to fuck with them and they will bite back.

Orange idiot can't leave people well enough alone.

[allegorical oracle]

54. But why is TSF's power not satisfied with running the US? He won't stop until he

feels that he's king of the world. Mebbe that's why he's inviting a foreign leader to his inauguration. Deeper this entre to power goes, the more he resembles Germany's SF.

[slightlv]

66. Was Hitler happy with just Germany?

Megalomaniacs have to have it all you know. Putin is his Master... Putin and Satan.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

56. Ontario is not Canada. Alberta has a different approach. . . . . nt

[Hekate]

57. Good for them

[RainCaster]

58. The original article

https://apnews.com/article/canada-interest-rate-cut-trump-tariffs-c0ef920ffb02ea0531c93516abad64e0

From AP News

[bdamomma]

59. Good for

Canada, that felon bullying Trudeau, calling him Governor of the 51st state, WTF!!! The felon is going to learn quickly not to fuck around with other countries. He's going to have more enemies than friends.

[area51]

65. FAFO, #DementiaDonnie. n/t

[ForgedCrank]

73. Why in

the hell are we relying on Canada for electricity anyway?
That needs to be addressed and corrected regardless of what happens.

[Think. Again.]

77. Yes, securing our U.S. energy security has never been a top priority.

Maybe someday the fossil fuel industry will allow us to work on that.

[Scrivener7]

78. As a New Yorker, I support this though I fear it.

Trump hates New York and would allow it to go on as long as possible. But I am afraid only maximum pain to maximum numbers will get this country's head out of its ass.

I get that each of us will be caught in that.

[dawn5651]

84. doug ford only speaks for 1 province and that is ontario. he has ambitions to become the

concrap prime minister.