'Everything is on the table': Joly won't rule out cutting off energy exports to U.S. in face of Trump tariff threat
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is not ruling out any countermeasures when it comes to dealing with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump — his threat of significant tariffs on Canadian imports, in particular.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is not ruling out any countermeasures when it comes to dealing with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump — his threat of significant tariffs on Canadian imports, in particular.
In an interview with host Vassy Kapelos for CTV Question Period, airing Sunday, Joly would not rule out cutting off energy exports to the U.S. in response to those tariff threats.
“What I can tell you is everything is on the table,” Joly said, asked specifically whether the government prepared to cut off energy exports south of the border.
Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada once he’s back in the Oval Office, a measure that would have devastating effects on both economies.
CTV News confirmed this week that Canadian officials are preparing a list of American products — including steel, ceramics, such as toilets and sinks, and Florida orange juice — that could be targeted with retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s threat.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, meanwhile, has previously threatened to cut off electricity from his province to 1.5 million homes in New York, Michigan and Minnesota as a "last resort."
Ford later clarified his comments were about standing up for Canadian workers, and this week, he struck a more collaborative tone, pitching an energy plan that would rely on and build upon Ontario’s existing nuclear infrastructure to deliver more power south of the border.
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