By Staff
March 10th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
The province expects to raise an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day, through a “tariff response charge” that will be paid by utilities in New York, Michigan and Minnesota importing power from generators of electricity in Ontario.
Ford: “We’ll stand strong, use every tool in our tool kit and do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.”
And they will remain in place “Until the threats of tariffs are gone for good, Ontario won’t back down,” Ford said in a statement Monday. “We’ll stand strong, use every tool in our tool kit and do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.”
To implement the surcharge on an estimated 1.5 million homes and businesses in the three states, the Ontario government filed an “urgent” regulation under the Electricity Act of 1998. It amends the market rules used by the province’s Independent Electricity System Operator, which manages day-to-day energy needs.
Ford said his Progressive Conservative government can raise or lower the surcharge “at any time” in response to actions taken by the Trump administration.
That includes the possibility of shutting off electricity exports to the U.S. if the president escalates the trade war.
Ontario transmits electricity to the three states through 12 cross-border connections — seven with New York, four with Michigan and one with Minnesota.
If indeed your $6.00 increase is correct it is still better than doing nothing.
Trump is a bully and every country needs to stand up to him in any way, big or small.
Some of the Provinces have taken s stand, however where is our Liberal Government. According to CBS News “Canada is Weighing how to retaliate if Trump imposes 25% tariffs”.
It is impossible to know what Donald Trump will do should countries impose tariffs on the United States, as we watch one man create chaos in the world.
The man is unpredictable and how much fawning does any leader have to do to try to save their country from imposed tariffs.
It didn’t work for Macron or Starmer.
We will regret this. Oil and natural gas come to us via US pipelines.
$6 dollar increase per household