U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a new round of tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico and China.

Summary

Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that Canada could cut electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, citing border security concerns. Ford emphasized that U.S. states like New York and Michigan rely on Canadian energy and should “feel the pain.”

Canadian officials also announced $155 billion in counter-tariffs.

If enacted, energy restrictions would likely raise prices in the U.S., escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
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    9 days ago

    (Copy-pasting from another thread)

    I like Cory Doctorow’s plan.

    The reason Canada got tariff-free access to sell to the US in the first place? Canada agreed to enforce penalties for tampering with digital locks, following the premise of the Digital Milennium Copyright Act.

    If the US is going back on the deal, then Canada should too. Make it legal to jailbreak all US tech.

    Doctorow advocating for this plan:

    • falk1856@midwest.socialEnglish
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      9 days ago

      I agree with the sentiment but those states are all pretty blue. Trump might just let it happen to widen the divide and somehow claim that it’s punishment for not bending the knee.

      • Malle_Yeno@pawb.socialEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Given that Canadians don’t typically vote in American elections, I don’t see how that has anything to do with us or should affect our decision making.

        The USA is tariffing us, not just the red states.

      • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
        0·
        9 days ago

        Im gonna tell you right now, as a Canadian, we do not care what colour your states are.

          • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
            0·
            9 days ago

            Yeah well the country you guys are threatening to invade is allowed to have a fucking opinion on it.

            • lolrightythen@lemmy.worldEnglish
              01·
              9 days ago

              I support that. I invite you to hate on the US government and the assholes that put it in power. But you do yourself and many like me a disservice by acting like all US citizens want this to happen.

              • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
                1·
                9 days ago

                We are not acting like all US citizens wanted this to happen, but we understand that this is happening and what you wanted at this point is not relevant. If you don’t want to be lumped into the rest of your belligerent nation, do something.

        • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
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          8 days ago

          You people are fucked up. Literally brainwashed. This is what happens when people are trained from birth to be afraid of empathy so they never have to experience the pain of others. The dichotomy here isn’t whether or not to cut off power, it’s whether or not to do it in a planned way that permits people to not actually fucking die.