Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will not back down from his decision to put a 25 percent tax on electricity supplied to three U.S. states, after President Donald Trump vowed to double the tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response.
Ford moved ahead with his promise on March 10 to tax the electricity the province provides to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota as a response to the tariffs the U.S. president has enacted on Canadian products.
Trump today said the United States will respond by adding an additional 25 percent onto the steel and aluminum tariff he imposed on Canada coming into force on March 12, boosting it to 50 percent….