Ontario Will Cut Off U.S. Electricity Exports 'With a Smile on My Face,' Ford Says

As Canada prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump to unleash his trade war against Canada on Tuesday, Ontario’s ready to pull the plug.

Speaking Monday at a mining convention in downtown Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on threats to cut electricity exports to U.S. border states if the tariffs go through.

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“If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do everything — including cut off their energy with a smile on my face,” Ford told reporters.

“They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain. They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard.”

Beege Welborn

So much for all those friendly Ontario commercials they've been spending a fortune on.

And Ford's gonna slap a 25% export tax on it, too.

Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, said Doug Ford, leader of the Canadian province.

Ford added that he will direct energy producers to shut down the exports entirely if President Trump moves ahead with more tariffs on April 2. He said he would have energy from an Ontario nuclear reactor redirected to local manufacturers instead.

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