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Canada to cut off electricity to US states: "Need to feel the pain" (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 12 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

As an American, fucking do it, and make sure DC and Red states feel the most pain. And don't have some qwar ass back door conversation/deal to end the tariffs. Refuse to end them until he goes on live television and reads the following

"To all my fellow Americans, the best Americans from the best America, in hind sight, as it concerns tariffs with our closest geographical allies, I was wrong. The decision I made was stupid, and it was made by an idiot, me. Unfortunately I don't have the intellectual or business aptitude to actually determine what a good decision would be, as opposed to a bad decision. In fact, I am as stupid as the idiots who voted for me. This was the idea that I thought I would be fantastic and I was completely wrong and it's the only idea I had. I apologize to Canada and Mexico, both their leaders and citizens"

It would crush him to make a sincere public apology and backtrack. And he'll still get lynched before the end of year. Because he fucking deserves it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 39 minutes ago

Unfortunately, most of Texas will be fine... ish. Well, as fine as they usually are, which isn't great. I'm really surprised more people aren't up in arms about how much this state fucking sucks ass for literally everything.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

Canada ought to put forward two points.

Any tariff trump makes will be matched, and will run for 90 days longer than trump's tariff (make that shit show up big on quarterly earnings numbers)
Any tariff that trump merely mentions publicly, or in private negotiaions, will immediately start a retaliatory tariff from Canada.