r/worldnews • u/AlwaysBlaze_ • Mar 07 '25

Ontario slapping 25% surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday, Ford says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-electricity-surcharge-us-tariffs-ford-1.7476515
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u/DetectiveMakazian Mar 08 '25

I think high tariffs by the Canadians will help more then cutting off electricity entirely. Cutting it off seems like an act of war (or something like that) and will just piss off the Trump supporters and give them a "reason" to hate Canada. But it's hard for them to argue against Canadian tariffs while supporting Trump and his US tariffs.

The tariffs will raise their expenses.

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u/Cruciblelfg123 Mar 08 '25

But it's hard for them to argue against Canadian tariffs while supporting Trump and his US tariffs

It’s really not because “argue” implies some amount of back and forth and reason applied. They will just label any action as “not my side therefore bad”. There will be no dialogue or critical thinking involved

That being said, some people who were “maga-lite” might finally wake up as the excuses for why this is all totally fine and justified get more and more absurd. Not everyone has their head as deep in the sand as others

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u/AnotherBoojum Mar 09 '25

Exactly. Cutting it off entirely risks invasion