Doug Ford Declares Trade War, Threatens Electric Shocks to America
KEY POINTS
- •On August 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada is prepared to escalate the trade war with the US using electricity and rare minerals.
- •Ford threatened to cut electricity exports worth $3.3 billion in 2025 and called for unified pressure from all Canadian provinces.
- •In response, Trump increased tariffs starting January 2027 and publicly mocked Ford, while Canada plans dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs beginning September 8.
Ontario's Doug Ford, proudly wearing a 'CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE' cap, announced on Monday that Canada’s electricity exports worth $3.3 billion in 2025 are now official tools of economic warfare. He promised to cut off power, critical minerals like nickel and uranium, and even potash to squeeze the U.S., threatening to toss 'everything and the kitchen sink' across the border. Meanwhile, Trump fired back, calling Ford the 'less charismatic, intelligent, and unimpressive brother' of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford on Truth Social. Tariffs on everything from hockey gear to whisky already hurt, and now Canada plans matching tariffs from September 8. It's a North American sibling rivalry where passive-aggressive sonnets become tariffs and everyone’s playing chicken with electricity.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says economic diplomacy like trading insults about charisma and threatening to shut off your neighbor’s power grid. Welcome to the new NAFTA: Nuclear Angry Financial Tariffs and Egos.
When your premier could star in a sibling rivalry soap opera but instead chooses to wage war with electricity and uranium—Canada's version of 'My Power, My Rules.'
Trump roasting Doug Ford like a burnt hockey puck while Canada prepares to flip the nearest power switch and some critical minerals to 'maximum pain.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/24/2026 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis
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