President Trump’s tariff strategy delivered swift victory Tuesday, forcing Ontario to back down from its planned 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, even as the administration moved ahead with imposing its 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced late Tuesday that the province would suspend its electricity levy after discussions with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, signaling a clear diplomatic win for Trump. The Ontario surcharge had been set as retaliation against earlier tariffs imposed by Trump.
“I’m not out to hurt the American people,” Ford told reporters in Toronto, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Sometimes you have to play your cards, and this is one of the cards we played, and
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