WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº in response to Ontario’s surcharge on electricity it exports to the United States.
Trump says 50 per cent tariffs will be placed on Canadian steel and aluminum on Wednesday.
In a post on social media, Trump also calls on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº to immediately drop duties on dairy and other “long time tariffs” and threatens to “essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº” with tariffs in April.
Trump repeated his claim the ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº should become a U.S. state, adding it’s the only thing that makes sense.
On Monday, Ontario placed a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports, hitting about 1.5 million homes in three U.S. states.
Markets have been tumultuous since Trump launched — and partly paused — a trade war with ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and Mexico last week.
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