Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.
“We will go to the full extent depending how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, going down to New York State and over to Wisconsin,” Ford told reporters following his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers on Wednesday.
“I don’t want this to happen, but my number one job is to protect Ontarians and Canadians as a whole.”
Canada is considered the largest source of U.S. energy imports. When asked to elaborate on what he meant, Ford played coy, saying he’ll wait to see what will happen moving forward.
“We’ll use every tool in our toolbox, including cutting them off energy that we’re sending down there,” he …