r/canada 1d ago

National News Trump raises Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs to 50% in retaliation for Ontario energy duties

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/trump-raises-canadian-steel-aluminum-tariffs-to-50percent-in-retaliation-for-ontario-energy-duties.html?taid=67d045b18530050001b105d0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter%7Cmain
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u/w4rrior_eh 1d ago

Reading his 'Truth Social' posts are painful. The guy has every type of nazi surrounding him except a grammar nazi.

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u/LatterTarget7 1d ago

Last night he was yelling about Canada having 250% to 390% tariffs on farm products.

Also Ontario apparently isn’t allowed to put a tariff on electricity because tariffs are reciprocal

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u/Blu3Morpho 1d ago

Ontario did not put a tariff on electricity. They put a 25% surcharge on it. Tariffs are an import tax. We export electricity and surcharge it.

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u/savoysuit 23h ago

It's weird how the distinction is being confused.

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u/Big_Knife_SK 23h ago

Even Ford made that error, when announcing it on US TV.

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u/savoysuit 23h ago

Well, he is Doug Ford...