The head of the Canadian province of Ontario, Doug Ford, has warned that it will retaliate against the United States if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Ford says he will cut off power to the U.S. in response to any tariff imposition.
Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canada as punishment for its part in the illegal immigration debacle in the U.S. The tariff will impact all goods coming from both Canada and Mexico unless the neighboring nations stem the flow of illegal migrants and drugs into the U.S.
Speaking to reporters following a virtual meeting with other provincial and territorial leaders as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, Ford said: “We will go to the full extent depending on how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, going down to New York State, and over to Wisconsin.” According to a report by RT, the official added that he did not “want this to happen, but my number one job is to protect Ontario, Ontarians, and Canadians as a whole.”
Ford revealed that Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland would compile a list of items that the country could levy retaliatory tariffs on. “Let’s see what happens as we move forward. But we’ll use every tool in our toolbox, including cutting them off energy that we’re sending down there,” the Ontario premier reiterated.
According to Ford, the US president-elect appears serious about imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, with Trump “being a little more aggressive than he was in the past.”
Reacting to Trump’s claims that fentanyl is crossing into the US from Canada, Ottawa has pledged to beef up border security with “more boots on the ground.” –RT
Trump Announces Tariffs On Mexico, Canada, And China
The U.S. ruling class does have a habit of threatening to increase the cost of goods for consumers at the end of the economic chain. These taxes will only increase the cost of goods for the person who ends up with the item being tariffed. But sound economic decisions in the best interest of the slave class have never been a top priority of the U.S. rulers.
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