Ontario premier says US energy exports will be cut off if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada

[highplainsdem]

Source: AP

The premier of Canada’s most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products.

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“We’re going to put our list together, and I’m sure the other provinces will as well. But we will go to the full extent, depending on how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other provincial premiers.

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“We will use every tool in our tool box to fight back. 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.”

About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well.

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

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. We have no fucking idea what Trump Tariffs mean. Pretty sure it will work this way.

Trump cuts tariff deals with friends. They win big. They remit their cut to Trump.

[Diraven]

5. This is it exactly

It's a shakedown. Companies and countries that play ball by buying DJT stock and TrumpCoin and donating to Republicans will get special exemptions from the tariffs.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. No. Canada in tRump's first term cut a deal. All tRump got was a headline. Bless your heart

Bless your heart. You have a disgustingly distorted view of Canada. There was no payment for tRump, there was no cut.

There is corruption and nonsense everywhere, but great chunks of the many examples of American insanity do not extend across the border, not does tRump's deep transactional corruption.

Please.

[OAITW r.2.0]

18. Sorry you took offense. My post was actually about Trump's plan for these tariffs in general.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Thank you. In broad outlines we are agreed: tRump is corrupt. . . . nt

[Henry203]

2. Sock it to the bully Canada

Thank you.

[Multiguy]

4. He says as ....

the US freezes in the dark.

[Random Boomer]

6. Canada is not the bully

Unless what you meant was "Sock it to the bully, Canada".

[JoseBalow]

11. Grammar is important!

I'm going with the missing comma theory; I believe the poster is referring to drumpf as the bully.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

3. Don't believe it.

Ford's talking tough now because he's contemplating calling a snap election in Ontario, and the current narrative is that Trudeau's letting the Orange Asshole jerk him around.

But Ford and the other Conservative premiers (which is most of the premiers) will happily roll over for the Asshole, especially if the federal Conservatives take over Parliament next year.

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Political theatre, nothing more

The oil companies would have Ford’s head on a pike if he took even the weakest steps to stop exporting Canadian crude to the US.

[stollen]

8. It's meant to get the attention of US voters

especially those who live in cold climates. Good timing, Trump. We're in winter.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. It's meant to get the attention of conservative Ontario voters

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By making such a theatrical statement, even though he knows he will never act on it, Ford gets to look tough in contrast to Trudeau.

It will be interesting to see if Poilievre, the leader of the conservatives, supports Ford on this.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Partly true, but if US costs Canada 15 pc of its economy expect severe consequences from Canada. . . . . nt

[DallasNE]

10. The Law Of Unintended Consequences

It always rears its head when you fail to look at things from all sides and occurs when things migrate from a sound bite to policy. E v e r y s i n g le t i m e.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. US leaky border exports gun crime into Canada. US trade deficit minor in perspective: 9 pc

As I understand it, a large majority of gun crimes in Canada use guns illegally obtained in the US and smuggled into Canada. There is no fentanyl crisis at the Canada-USA border.

Canada trade deficit with USA, compared as a percentage of US exports to the regions, is minor:

USA's trade deficit with Canada: 9 % of US exports to Canada
World: 26 % of US exports worldwide
Mexico: 33 % of US exports to Mexico
China: 129 % of US exports to China

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219804157

[Javaman]

15. gasoline prices would skyrocket. nt

[lark]

16. DO IT

The only way bullies ever back down is when they get punched back harder.

[4catsmom]

17. yes it's a shame

no way to treat our allies. but if they cause a few Trumpers to freeze to death then it hasn't been in vain

[mdbl]

20. Canada is banking on the fact that trump gives a shit about Americans

He doesn't. I wonder how long it will take the idiots that voted for him to realize it.

[Takket]

21. so... i live in Michigan

the article claims 1.5 million people get their electricity from Ontario. I live on the metro detroit area where (i'm pretty sure) we get all out power from DTE, and that they generate all their own power.

Does anyone know where these 1.5 million homes that rely on ontario power come from? i've been searching the internet and found lots of articles about all the michigan power companies and how they generate power and where their plants are, but i cannot find ANYTHING that talks about what homes in michigan, or anywhere else, are powered by Ontario.

Can anyone help me? i just want to know my lights aren't going to go out lol