Canadian premier threatens to cut off US electricity exports ‘with a smile on my face’ as Trump’s trade war rages: ‘They need to feel the pain’

The premier of Canada’s most populous province threatened to retaliate and cut off energy to the US “with a smile on my face” — as President Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports took effect Tuesday.

“If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do everything — including cut off their energy with a smile on my face,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed Monday, the Toronto Sun reported.

“They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain. They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard.”

The US is a major customer of Canada’s electricity.

Ontario alone powered 1.5 million homes in the US in 2023 and is a major exporter of electricity to New York, as well as other border states like Michigan and Minnesota.

The senior Canadian official’s threats to pull the plug on power came just hours before Trump’s tariff actions went live at 12:01 a.m.

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