US President Donald Trump on Monday called Canada a tariff abuser, stating that the United States did not need Canadian energy.
This was after the province of Ontario imposed an electricity surcharge on three US states.
Recall that the leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, said earlier that it was adding a 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York, where it powers 1.5 million homes and businesses.
“Ontario just announced a 25% surcharge on ‘electricity,’ of all things. Canada is a Tariff abuser, and always has been, but the United States is not going to be subsidizing Canada any longer.
“We don’t need your Cars, we don’t need your Lumber, we don’t have your Energy, and very soon, you will find that out,” Trump said.
Trump has pledged to launch reciprocal tariffs on all countries beginning on April 2 in his quest to correct alleged trade imbalances.
The US president has repeatedly spoken about annexing Canada and thrown bilateral trade, the lifeblood of the Canadian economy, into chaos with tariff actions that have veered in various directions since he took office.
The Republican allowed 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to take effect last Tuesday before announcing some exemptions on Thursday.
Trump calls Canada a tariff abuser amid electricity surcharge
