Doug Ford, the prime minister of Ontario, the most crowded state of Canada, announced at a press conference that the state’s retaliation measures against the state’s tariffs to Canada.
US President Donald Trump’ın steel, aluminum, dairy products and other customs tax threats for products such as Tim, Ford, these threats will not take a step back until they are completely eliminated, he said.
Ford pointed out that this chaos should end and a fair agreement should be made together and said that they would apply maximum pressure to maximize the trump card in the hands of Ontario until then.
In this context, the United States of Michigan, Minnesota and New York states will apply 25 percent of their electricity exports to the states of the Ford, this will affect 1.5 million homes and businesses said.
“I will not hesitate to completely cut the electricity if necessary”
Ford, if necessary, underlining that this rate will not hesitate to increase, “If the US climbs it, I will not hesitate to cut the electricity completely. I am very sorry for the American people because they are not the ones who started this trade war. There is only one person who is responsible, he is President Trump.” he said.
Emphasizing that he prefers to work together Ford, “closest friends and allies” against high -cost customs duties against the implementation of the expression is not logical, he added.
Ford, US markets are depreciated by trillions of dollars, employment is at risk and the cost of Americans will increase, “This way does not have to be. We will be stronger when we work together. I hope we can work together, create employment, grow our economies, and to reduce costs for families in both countries.” he said.
The US has applied additional tariffs to its two neighbors
The 25 percent customs duties for the products imported from Canada and Mexico started on March 4.
Trump later announced to these countries that they would not apply customs tariffs until April 2 for the products covered by the “US-Mexico-Canadian Agreement (USMCA)”.
US President Donald Trump reported that tariffs for the country’s steel and aluminum imports will also enter into force on 12 March.
