WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in response to Ontario’s surcharge on electricity it exports to the United States.
Trump says 50 per cent tariffs will be placed on Canadian steel and aluminum on Wednesday.
In a post on social media, Trump also calls on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to immediately drop duties on dairy and other “long time tariffs” and threatens to “essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø” with tariffs in April.
Trump repeated his claim the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø should become a U.S. state, adding it’s the only thing that makes sense.
On Monday, Ontario placed a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports, hitting about 1.5 million homes in three U.S. states.
Markets have been tumultuous since Trump launched — and partly paused — a trade war with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Mexico last week.
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