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TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province may bar American-made 
alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New 
York and Minnesota if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping 
tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official said Thursday.

The official in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government said that it’s 
contemplating restricting Ontario’s liquor control board from buying 
American-made alcohol.

Ontario is also considering restricting exports of critical minerals 
required for electric vehicle batteries and preventing U.S.-based 
companies from the government’s procurement process, the official said on 
condition of anonymity because the functionary wasn’t authorized to speak 
publicly about the potential measures.

Ford confirmed on Wednesday evening that Ontario is contemplating 
restricting electricity exports to the three states. He reiterated that on 
Thursday and said it would make electricity unaffordable for Americans. 
Ford spoke to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday, her office said.

“It’s a last resort,” Ford said. “I don’t think President-elect Trump 
wants that to happen. We’re sending a message to the U.S. If you come and 
attack Ontario, you attack the livelihoods of people in Ontario and 
Canadians, we are going to use every tool in our tool box to defend 
Ontarians and Canadians. Let’s hope it never comes to that.”

Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the 
United States from Canada and Mexico unless they stem the flow of migrants 
and drugs.


Ontario powered 1.5 million homes in the U.S. in 2023.

“That’s OK if he does that. That’s fine,” Trump told CNBC when asked about 
Ford’s remarks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

“The United States is subsidizing Canada and we shouldn’t have to do 
that,” Trump said. “And we have a great relationship. I have so many 
friends in Canada, but we shouldn’t have to subsidize a country.”

The CNBC reporter said Trump told him off camera that they hope they can 
work something out with Canada.

“President Trump told a reporter that he hopes the U.S. and Canada can 
work something out. I agree,” Ford later posted on X.

Ford said the good news is the pathway to a deal isn’t complicated, noting 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to protect the border and 
spend more on the military to meet NATO’s 2% GDP spending target.

The premier of the oil rich Canadian province of Alberta ruled out cutting 
off oil exports.

“Under no circumstances will Alberta agree to cut off oil and gas 
exports,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said. “Instead, we’re taking a 
diplomatic approach and we’re meeting with our allies in the U.S. We’re 
making the case for Alberta oil and gas to be part of the solution to 
energy affordability and energy security.”

Canada supplies more oil to the U.S. than any other country, nearly 4.5 
million barrels a day. About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada 
and a fifth of the crude refined in the U.S. comes from Canada.

“If you put a 25% tariff on oil from Alberta that increases every gallon 
of gasoline by one dollar,” Ford said.

About 85% of U.S. electricity imports come from Canada as well. Canada 
also has 34 critical minerals and metals the Pentagon is eager for.

Nearly 3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.7 billion) worth of goods and 
services cross the border each day. Canada is the top export destination 
for 36 U.S. states.

Canada has promised more border security spending to address Trump’s 
border concerns. Ford said his province stands ready to support Canada’s 
border agency and police with hundreds of new officers on the ground, 
alongside planes, helicopters, boats and drones.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who along with Trudeau recently 
had dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida, said 
they plan to share details of those border plans with the incoming Trump 
administration soon.

Alberta’s government is creating a new sheriff patrol unit that will 
include about 50 sheriffs, 10 cold weather surveillance drones and four 
drug detection dogs.

At the Mar-a-Lago dinner, Kristen Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the 
U.S., said that Washington’s trade deficit with Canada was also raised. 
Hillman said the U.S. had a $75 billion trade deficit with Canada last 
year but noted a third of what Canada sells into the U.S. is energy 
exports and prices have been high.

Trudeau said this week that U.S.-imposed tariffs would be “absolutely 
devastating” for the Canadian economy, but it would also mean real 
hardship for Americans.

Canadian officials have said that it’s unfair to lump Canada in with 
Mexico. LeBlanc said that illegal migration from Canada to the U.S. is 
only 0.6% of the total, and fentanyl from Canada is 0.2% of the total of 
U.S. seizures.

Quebec Premier Françoise Legault said Trump told him in Paris last week 
that he doesn’t want to see anymore illegal immigration coming from 
Canada. Legault noted Trudeau’s plan to strengthen border security.

“I prefer that than starting a war and stopping sending energy to the 
United States,” Legault said.

Newfoundland Premier Andrew Furey said he had a call with New England 
governors this week and said there is a significant concern on both sides 
of the border.

“We hope it is just bluster,” Furey said. “We are preparing as if it is 
not. There will be no winner in a trade war.”


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