Governor Ford: “America Won’t Hesitate to Escalate Tensions”,
Transmission towers lined up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 4th (local time). ⓒ Reuters=News1 ⓒ News1 Kim Ye-seul,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Kim Ye-seul – Ontario, Canada, which is in a tariff war with the United States, has implemented a retaliatory measure by increasing the electricity tariff sent to the U.S. by 25%.’,
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, ‘According to Bloomberg News and CNN on the 10th (local time), the Ontario authorities ordered an additional charge of 10 Canadian dollars (about 10,000 won) per megawatt-hour (MWh) for all electricity exported to Minnesota, Michigan, and New York.’,
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, ‘Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, stated, “If the U.S. escalates tensions, I will not hesitate to cut off electricity completely.”‘,
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, ‘He continued, “I feel very sorry for the Americans because it was not the American people who started this trade war,” adding, “The one person responsible is President Trump.”‘,
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, ‘Governor Ford warned, “This measure will add about 100 Canadian dollars (about 100,000 won) in costs for Americans.”‘,
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, ‘Earlier, in an interview with NBC on the 3rd, Governor Ford also stated, “We will continue to supply electricity to 1.5 million households and industries in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota,” but added, “If he (Trump) wants to destroy our economy and families, I will cut off electricity to the United States.”‘,
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, ‘He further explained, “With the surcharge imposed, Ontario is expected to earn up to 400,000 Canadian dollars (about 400 million won) a day, which will be used to support Ontario workers, families, and businesses.”‘,
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, ‘Ontario supplies power to neighboring states of New York, Michigan, and Minnesota, with the largest amount going to New York. According to Bloomberg’s analysis, New York imported about 4.4% of its total electricity from Canada in 2023, while Minnesota and Michigan accounted for less than 1%.’,
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, ‘President Trump has temporarily postponed the 25% tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada on products covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) until the 2nd of next month.’,
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, ‘In response, Canada on the same day began imposing a 25% retaliatory tariff on US products worth 30 billion Canadian dollars (about 30 trillion won). The second phase of retaliatory tariffs on products worth 125 billion Canadian dollars (about 126 trillion won) has been postponed until the 2nd of next month.’