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.

  • redwattlebird@lemmings.worldEnglish
    6·
    16 hours ago

    This all just seems incredibly sad to me. As a nation, it sounds like the fight has been completely beaten out of you all, so much so that you’re afraid of even a little pain, vote based on empty promises and sound bites, and blame each other instead of yourselves.

    You all traded your freedom for convenience. You’re like flowers, opened wide, waiting for rain rather than vines that seek.

    Best of luck to you all. We have to prepare ourselves, as members of the global economy, for this economic fallout. I’m prepared to fight and suffer, if I have to protect my own way of life.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      16 hours ago

      Pain is fine. Pain is deserved. Pain needs to either be felt as a whole or target the most deserving.

      But shutting off electricity mainly affects people without any power (😁) and that had the awareness to vote against this horror. Trump and co will just laugh “see the poor snowflake liberals what happens when they import clean electricity instead of good old American coal”.

      I can’t argue that we don’t deserve it but I can hope for something more likely to help make a difference

      • redwattlebird@lemmings.worldEnglish
        2·
        16 hours ago

        That’s exactly right; the policies that your government is putting forward only hurts middle and lower class on both sides of the border.

        Honestly, the only way to overthrow a dictatorship is to roll heads. They’re not going to be voted out, that’s for sure.