Ontario sets 25% surcharge on energy exports to US to counter Trump tariffs

Doug Ford holds a news conference on the new tariffs that the US has placed on Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, on 4 March. Photograph: Nathan Denette/AP

The Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the premier, Doug Ford, said on Monday.

“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the US economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ford said in a statement.