These U.S. States Face Big Electricity Bill as Canada Refuses to Pause Tariffs
If you live in these states, you may be up for a bigger electricity bill after Canada’s decision to continue with its tariffs.
Three U.S. states are set for higher electricity bills after Canada declined to follow President Donald Trump’s lead and pause its tariffs.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has been vocal in his opposition to Trump and his administration’s jabs at the Commonwealth nation, confirmed he will still slap a 25 percent tariff on electricity sent from Canada to the United States starting on Monday.
Ford was asked if he had changed his mind after Trump’s sudden U-turn.
“Canadians love Americans. I love Americans. It’s been 20 years of my life. But in saying that, no, we’re going to put a 25 percent tariff on electricity coming from Ontario to Michigan, New York and Minnesota,” Ford said Thursday during an appearance on Fox Business Network’s The Claman Countdown.
The only thing that’s certain today is more uncertainty. A pause on some tariffs means nothing. Until President Trump removes the threat of tariffs for good, we will be relentless. pic.twitter.com/FuHGPWoHmh
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) March 6, 2025
The move came as Trump backtracked on Thursday afternoon and announced a one-month pause on Canada and Mexican tariffs after a week of one-again, off-again moves by the newly installed president.
“Isn’t this a shame. It’s an absolute mess,” Ford said of the situation the supposed allies find themselves in. “He’s created chaos,” Ford continued, seemingly referencing Trump. “He ran on a mandate to lower costs, lower inflation, create more jobs. It’s the total opposite; people are going to be losing their jobs in the U.S. and in Canada.”
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Ford had earlier pleaded on CNN for Trump to drop the tariffs completely and “end this.”
Before Trump’s tariff suspension, however, Ford had said that either way, the Canadian tariffs would be imposed. “We have to follow through,” Ford told Global News.
Canada is the U.S.’ largest trading partner in energy. According to Ford, 1.5 million residents will be affected across Minnesota, Michigan and New York, and will likely be hit with higher costs and a more unreliable grid.
“The market is going downhill quicker than the American bobsled team right now, and it’s unacceptable,” Ford told host Liz Claman on Fox.
“The situation he has put American families in, Canadian families and around the world, it’s just going to hurt.”
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