The prime minister of a key Canadian oil region is threatening to cut off vital energy and mineral exports to the United States. If President-elect Donald Trump implements comprehensive tariffs on all Canadian products,
Trump recently threatened to slap 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican exports. to try to stop the flow of goods illegal immigration and illegal drugs entering the United States.
Just days after Trump’s announcement, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would consider retaliatory measures against the United States. If the new president lives up to his promises,
“We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy. By going down to Michigan Down in New York State and go to Wisconsin,” said Ford, who represents a region famous for producing crude oil. told reporters
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Doug Ford Prime Minister of Canada Hear it during the press conference following the meeting of Canadian prime ministers in Toronto. On Monday, December 1, 2 Oct. 2019. (Cole Burston)
The Prime Minister added that It was reported that other officials Countries are identifying ways they can impact U.S. exports. If Trump announces tariff measures
“Some prime ministers have identified products that their provinces produce and export to the United States and that the United States depends on and should be considered as part of Canada’s response. This includes some important minerals and metals,” Ford said.
Canada was reported to be the largest source of U.S. energy imports in 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration.
President Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% tariffs on Canada. (Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty Images)
“The Canadians were injured. But I can guarantee you one thing: Americans will feel the pain, too. And that’s not bad luck, is it?” Ford said.
Ford is reportedly considering banning the sale of American-made alcoholic beverages in Ontario.
However, Ford may not be able to unilaterally cut off the province’s energy supply to the United States. According to one Canadian political science professor,
“I don’t believe Ontario can unilaterally stop electricity exports to the United States without Ottawa’s approval. In the same way Michigan cannot unilaterally stop the flow of Western Canadian natural gas into Eastern Canada. Without approval from Washington,” University of Toronto political science professor Nelson Wiseman told Now Toronto in response to Ford’s retaliatory threats.
Donald Trump the new president and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met recently in Palm Beach, Florida. (Nicholas Kamm)
Trump responded to the threat, saying, “It’s fine if he does that.”
“The United States is subsidizing Canada. And we shouldn’t do that,” Trump told CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. “And we have a good relationship. I have many friends in Canada. But we shouldn’t have to subsidize any one country.”
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After Trump threatened to slap tariffs on imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to West Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with the new president at Mar-a-Lago. Trump calls this “Very productive meeting”
