Ontario’s premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen

Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned Monday that Canada could sever electricity and critical mineral shipments to the United States if trade disputes intensify, according to an interview with The Associated Press. During the conversation Ford remarked, “He’d beryllium throwing up connected him from the representation if helium knew what was going on,” noting that Trump keeps a representation of Reagan adjacent his desk. Ford added that Reagan would beryllium “disgusted with President Trump.” He said the issue is “everything is connected the table” after Prime Minister Mark Carney walked distant from commercialized talks precocious Friday. Regarding minerals, Ford declared, “I’ll chopped them off,” and warned, “You won’t get a atom of soil retired of Ontario.” His remarks arrived on the same day Trump vowed additional tariffs. Trump on Monday threatened to enforce a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and alloy starting the next year as the commercialized rift with Ottawa continued to deepen. The announcement follows the collapse of trade talks between various allies and reliable trading partners last week. Long‑planned U.S. tariffs on assorted Canadian goods went into effect after the talks broke off, and Canada has pledged to retaliate. Trump took to societal media Monday morning, writing, “Canada has been ripping disconnected the United States of America for years.” He criticized Canada’s “ridiculously precocious tariffs” on American farmers, adding, “Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!”