Ontario Says Power Export Tax Possible If US Deal Is Unfair (1)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he hasn’t ruled out the idea of reimposing a surcharge on electricity exports to US states if trade talks between Canada and the Trump administration don’t result in a fair deal.

In March, the leader of Canada’s most populous province briefly put a 25% export tax on power exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s trade war. He backed down after the president saidhe would increase tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% and attack the country’s auto industry, which relies on exports to the ...