Canada surrenders to Donald Trump’s pressure, reverses electricity tariffs to avoid historic financial price
The decision followed a warning by Trump that Canada would pay a «historic financial price» for its move, Daily Mail reported.
The controversy started at the beginning of the week when Ontario premier Doug Ford introduced the electricity tariff as a response to US tariffs, according to the report. Ford had imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota, as per Daily Mail.
After Ford suspended the tariffs on the US, Trump agreed not to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50% and claimed it would remain at 25%, according to the report.
Donald Trump's Threat
While earlier, Trump had declared that, «Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an additional 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all steel and aluminimum coming into the United States from Canada, one of the highest tariffing nations anywhere in the world,» as quoted by Daily Mail.
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Trump had also warned that he would be declaring a «National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area,» Daily Mail quoted.
The US president had also threatened that he would impose more auto tariffs as he wants Canada to drop its retaliatory tariffs on US dairy and agricultural products. He wrote on Truth Social, «If other egregious, long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the Tariffs on Cars coming into the US which will, essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada,» Daily Mail quoted.
Trump's Offer
Trump said the solution to the dispute was for Canada to become part of the United States as its 51st state, Daily Mail
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