The leader of Canada’s most populous province has responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs by threatening to cut off energy to the United States with “a smile on my face”, stating that “they need to feel the pain.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on his threats during a mining convention Monday.
He made the statement on Monday, as reported by the Toronto Sun, saying, “If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do everything – including cut off their energy with a smile on my face.”
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO meeting in Watford, England, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
“The provinces have a big say in it, but it’s the federal government that’s leading the charge, and we’re going to stand shoulder-to-shoulder no matter who’s in the federal government.”
In response to the Trump tariffs, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods on Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the heads of some Canadian provinces have also threatened additional measures.
“A fight with Canada will have no winners,” Trudeau said while speaking to reporters in Ottawa.
“We will never be the 51st state, but he (Trump) can do damage to the Canadian economy, and he’s started this morning, but he is rapidly going to find out, as American families are going to find out, that that’s going to hurt people on both sides of the border,” he added.
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