{"id":7821,"date":"2025-03-08T00:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2025-03-08T00:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:25:08","slug":"a-canadian-premier-sends-a-message-to-americans-following-his-warning-that-he-will-cut-off-power-to-1500000-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=7821","title":{"rendered":"A Canadian Premier Sends A Message To Americans Following His Warning That He Will Cut Off Power To 1,500,000 Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premier of Ontario Doug Ford has apologized \u201cto the American people\u201d while reiterating his threat to \u201ccut off\u201d the US\u2019 electricity.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ykzxb69f93deab3c8e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ykzxb69f93deab3c8e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ykzxb69f93deab3c8e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ykzxb69f93deab3c8e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ykzxb69f93deab3c8e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ykzxb69f93deab3c8e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Following his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, US President Donald Trump did not spend any time in approving a number of executive orders.<\/p>\n<p>In one order, \u2018catastrophic\u2019 tariffs were imposed to \u2018hold China, Mexico and Canada accountable for their promises to halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the US\u2019. These tariffs were set at 20% on Chinese goods and 25% on goods imported from Canada and Mexico. The order went into effect on March 4 following a 30-day pause.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33289\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-98.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-98.png 653w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-98-225x300.png 225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"871\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Installation_of_30th_Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario_ONT_8196_%2853335409257%29_%28cropped%29.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Trump\u2019s suggestion that the only way for Canada to escape the tariffs would be to become the US\u2019\u00a0<strong>\u201cCherished 51st state\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0by announcing counter-tariffs of\u00a0<strong>\u201c25 percent tariffs against CA $155 billion of American goods,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0starting with\u00a0<strong>\u201ctariffs on CA $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining CA $125 billion on American products in 21 days\u2019 time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada is<strong>\u00a0\u201cin active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Trudeau added in his warning.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, Canada, has threatened to cut off electricity to 1.5 million people in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/ontario-will-cut-off-u-s-electricity-exports-with-a-smile-on-my-face-ford-says\">Toronto Sun<\/a>, Ford previously told reporters,<strong>\u00a0\u201cI will do everything in my power to stop them from trying to destroy Ontario, including cutting off their energy while grinning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u201cThey rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain. They want to come at us hard, we\u2019re going to come back twice as hard.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s since taken a slightly more sympathetic approach\u2014to<strong>\u00a0the US public at least\u2014apologizing<\/strong>\u00a0to \u2018the American people\u2019 and clarifying it\u2019s \u2018unnecessary,\u2019 but Canada does \u2018have to retaliate,\u2019 emphasizing to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/04\/politics\/video\/canada-doug-ford-ontario-premier-trump-tariffs-digvid\">CNN<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>\u201cIt\u2019s not you; it\u2019s your president that\u2019s causing this problem.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said,\u00a0<strong>\u201cWe\u2019re the number one customer in the world in the United States. we had a great relationship, and want to continue on with that relationship, but I will use every tool in our toolbox to send a message to President Trump that this is the wrong thing to do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe provinces have a big say in it, but it\u2019s the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/topics\/republicans\">federal government<\/a>\u00a0that\u2019s leading the charge, and we\u2019re going to stand shoulder-to-shoulder no matter who\u2019s in the federal government.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI didn\u2019t start this tariff war, but we\u2019re going to win this tariff war.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Trump tariffs: Canadian Premier Doug Ford warns of power cuts to US, says 'we're going to win...'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iB2LGGEdrPs?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ford has also shattered the province\u2019s agreement with Starlink, a SpaceX subsidiary and Elon Musk\u2019s satellite internet startup, accusing Trump of prioritizing\u00a0<strong>\u201cchaos\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0over prosperity for all.<\/p>\n<p>He argued:\u00a0<strong>\u201cWe won\u2019t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier of Ontario Doug Ford has apologized \u201cto the American people\u201d while reiterating his threat to \u201ccut off\u201d the US\u2019 electricity. 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