Regarding “PM Carney: Canada to remove many retaliatory tariffs on U.S.," USA TODAY, Aug. 23:
The U.S.-Canada trade war continues unresolved. Serious harms are being inflicted on both sides of the border — with no end in sight.
Not the least of that harm is headed full steam ahead — at New York State’s energy consumers. While this report was silent on tariffs specifically applicable to Canadian electricity, far more importantly, Ontario Premier Doug Ford previously, yet inadvertently, revealed their bottom-line trade war negotiating position.
In response to possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian energy, as reported by USA TODAY in March, Ontario’s Premier has put leaders of New York state, Michigan and Minnesota on notice that his province is prepared to retaliate. That is, not only to surc