PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total to 50%, in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the U.S.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social he has instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25% tariff on the products that will go into effect on Wednesday morning.
“Also, Canada must immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous. I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area,” Trump wrote.
He also threatened to “substantially increase” tariffs on cars coming into the United States on April 2 “if other egregious, long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada.”
Meanwhile, the premier of Ontario, who has imposed a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, on Tuesday said he would not back down until President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports were “gone for good”.
Doug Ford made his comments in a post on X shortly after Trump said he would double his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada
