Ontario putting 25% surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday, Ford says [View all]

Ontario will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans starting Monday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Earlier this week, Ford warned the governors of those states about the coming changes.

"This Monday, we're putting a tariff, a 25 per cent tariff, on the electricity to the 1.5 million homes and businesses in those three states," Ford said on CNN.

"And honestly, it really bothers me. We have to do this, but I don't want to do this."

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Both Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have said they will not back down until all tariffs are removed.

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