Ontario premier to suspend surcharge on electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota

Prime Minister Ontario, Canada and Doug Ford agreed to suspend additional 25 % fees on the electricity that was exported to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.

Ford and US Trade Minister Howard Lootnik issued a joint statement on this topic on Tuesday, saying that the two had a fruitful conversation on the economic relationship between the United States and Canada.

Minister Lootnick approved the meeting officially with Prime Minister Ford in Washington on Thursday, March 13th, along with the representative of trade in the United States, to discuss a renewed USMCA [United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement] Before the deadline for mutual tariffs on April 2, “Ford participated in a post on X.” In response, Ontario agreed to suspend additional fees of 25 percent on electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota. “

The agreement came after President Donald Trump threatened to impose more customs tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, electricity and vehicles on Tuesday.

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Trump responded to Ford’s decision by reversing a threat to double a 25 % tariff to 50 % on Canadian steel and aluminum.

“After President Trump threatened to use his executive powers to take revenge through a 50 percent huge tariff against Canada, Doug Ford, Prime Minister of Ontario, spoke with Minister Lottennik to include that he is retracting the implementation of a 25 percent fee on electricity exports to the United States,” said Kush Desai, a spokesman for White Kush Disai. “President Trump again used the influence of the American economy, the best and largest in the world, to achieve a victory for the American people.”

However, Desai added that Trump is still planning to impose a 25 % tariff on steel and aluminum products, which will enter into force for Canada and other commercial partners in midnight, March 12.

In response to Ontario, a 25 % tariff was placed on the coming electricity to the United States, Trump said he ordered Lootnick to add another 25 % tariff to all steel and aluminum to the United States from Canada. The new tariff was scheduled to enter into force on Wednesday morning.

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Doug Ford, Prime Minister of Ontario, offers statements at a press conference in Queens Park on Monday in Toronto, Canada. Ford announced that the provincial government has applied an additional 25 % fees to all electricity exports to the United States as part of revenge T. (Catherine Ki Cheng / Getty Emoxz / Getty Pictures)

Ford imposed a 25 % tariff on electricity exports from the Canadian province to the United States in Michigan, New York and Minnesota on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in front of the platform that reads “Canada is not for sale”, Ford said that the additional fees will cost families and companies in those states up to $ 400,000 per day. On average, the Prime Minister of Ontario said he would add about $ 100 per month to the “diligent American bills”.

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President Donald Trump threatened to impose a tariff on Canadian steel, aluminum, electricity and vehicles. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images / Getty Images)

“Let me be clear: I will not hesitate to increase this charge,” Ford said at the time of the announcement. “If necessary, if the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to stop electricity completely. Believe me when I say I do not want to do so. I feel dismay for the American people because it is the American people who started this trade war. He is a responsible person. This is President Trump.”

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In a later follow -up post, Trump asked, “Why does our country allow another country to provide us with electricity, even for a small region?” “Who made these decisions, and why,” added Trump. “Can you imagine that Canada is very low for the use of electricity, which affects the lives of innocent people, such as a bargaining and threats? They will pay a financial price for this very large that it is read in history books for many years to come!”

Daniel Wallace in Fox Business contributed to this report.