New York wouldn’t have to worry so much about the risk to its energy imports from a possible US-Canada trade war if Gov. Kathy Hochul had embraced fracking for natural gas.
Trudeau's comments came after Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 1 imposing a 25% tax on imports from Canada. The U.S. president agreed to a one-month pause on the levy two days later but told reporters this week the tax "will go forward" after the delay.
A 25% export tariff on electricity from the Canadian province of Ontario – slated to take effect Monday – could raise prices for New York consumers and increase greenhouse gas emissions in the process,
After President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on both Canada and Mexico Tuesday, a Canadian official threatened a surcharge on electricity exported to three U.S. states, including New York. Here's what to know.
Fallout from a round of tariffs between the US and Canada could slash access to clean electricity in the biggest US city
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to impose a 25% surcharge on or shut off the electricity the province exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.
Ontario is threatening retaliatory levies on electricity supplied to the state — just as the city’s main utility is seeking approval for higher bills.
Amid a trade war, a leader in Canada is threatening to put a surcharge on electricity exported to Michigan — or shut it off.