Canada could cut off electricity to the US, official says: 'Everything's on the table'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off electricity, critical mineral, and fuel exports to the United States as part of an escalating trade war. This follows the implementation of new US tariffs on Canadian goods, with both sides signaling a willingness to impose significant economic pain on one another.
Why it matters
The potential disruption of cross-border energy and resource supply chains poses a significant risk to the economic stability of both nations, particularly for US states heavily reliant on Canadian electricity.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said "everything's on the table" in the US-Canada trade war. David Kawai/Bloomberg/Getty Images Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada is ready to escalate the Canada-US trade war. Ford said electricity, critical minerals, and fuel exports to the US could be leveraged. Donald Trump also ramped up his rhetoric, threatening additional tariffs starting next year. Canadians aren't playing around. Doug Ford, premier of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, says Canada is willing to go much further in the escalating trade war with the US than President Donald Trump realizes. "We can put massive pain on the US," Ford told reporters during a searing press conference on Monday. "President Trump underestimates us, and that's the biggest mistake: underestimating your opponent." If the trade war continues to ramp up, Ford said "everything's on the table," including electricity, critical minerals, and fuel.
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