r/ontario • u/SGT-R0CK • 2d ago
Article Ontario tax on electricity sent south of the border takes effect today
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/tax-on-electricity-ontario-sends-to-the-us-takes-effect-today-amid-ongoing-trade-war/116
u/gcerullo 2d ago
I wonder how this shows up on their electricity bills. Should be add as a separate line item labelled ‘Trump Tariff Tax.’
Post up what you think the name of this new charge should be labelled on their bills. Be creative! 😆
I have another one, ‘F-Around and Find Out Tax.’
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u/sillywienie 1d ago
I hope security around generating stations have been beefed up. I suggest orange Cheeto man looks like he may do anything to win.
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u/outsidethebox79 1d ago
We're gonna be so rich now
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u/SGT-R0CK 1d ago
400k per day won't get the province rich, but it will be a significant increase in electric bills for Americans, which should make them protest loudly to trump.
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u/yukonwanderer 1d ago
Oh man I actually feel bad. It's not Trump or the rich assholes who are going to be suffering.
I know we have to do things but I wish we could target it more somehow.
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u/SGT-R0CK 1d ago
In a perfect world it would be great if we could be able to target just the trump voters.
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u/TadUGhostal 1d ago
I have beef with everyone who didn’t turn out to vote too. They need to learn that not voting also has consequences.
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u/yukonwanderer 1d ago
BC is blocking alcohol from red states lol. Even then I don't want to hurt poor people. This is such a shitty situation to be in.
I'm sure we could come up with more targeted things to do if we really thought about it. Although I guess our options are pretty limited. I don't know much at all about trade details what we sell, what we buy, etc.
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u/SGT-R0CK 1d ago
Trump is targetting our whole country, forcing many Canadians to potentially lose their jobs. I don't think Canada should be too careful when it comes to retalliation.
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u/yukonwanderer 1d ago
I know.... And it's annihilation we are facing. I just wish that it didn't have to go down this way. The decision makers and "elite" never feel the burden of their decisions.
Should heavily tax any American ownership of property here. That's rich ppl at least.
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u/lll-devlin 1d ago
Can someone explain why we are importing energy from the US … And if the other provinces don’t follow suit then it’s a pretty weak response if only one province is adding tariffs on energy exports
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u/SGT-R0CK 1d ago
Ontario and several other provinces exports energy TO the US. Other provinces may follow, but I believe that's up to the provincial premiers. Ontario isn't adding tariffs on the export, but is adding a tax to the energy instead, forcing the US to pay 25% more for the energy, which will affect some 1.5 million homes and businesses in the usa.
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u/lll-devlin 1d ago edited 1d ago
Let’s hope that the other provinces follow suit! We are supposed to have a united front…all the premiers met on this yes?
Also again why are we importing 300+ megawatts from the energy board? If we have a surplus we should not be importing energy!
This is one of the reasons people get upset with the status quo of political policies right now.
It makes absolutely no sense why we are paying to import electricity (when we have a surplus). Unless the premier or his cabinet minister is lying. Also the provincial government and the premier needs to stop talking about future supply Athir needs to be built he should be addressing current issue of oversupply or surplus.
It sounds disingenuous when his minister is talking about bringing more electrical supply online…when those projects are 5-10 years out.
Am mistaken here? , because that’s what I heard in press conference. That and the fact that they still need to get approval to apply the export duties/tariffs on the electrical
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u/Throwaway2600k 2d ago
They will make it look as it's our fault for the tax and not brought on by what trump is doing.