Three states face enormous electricity bill hikes as Canada refuses to stand down on Trump tariff wars [Video]

10:12 EDT 08 Mar 2025, updated 17:34 EDT 08 Mar 2025

Residents in three US states are set to see their electricity bills soar as Canada insists it will maintain its tariff hikes amid new threats by President Trump.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will still place a 25 percent tariff on electricity sent from Canada to the United States, and hikes beginning on Monday will hit Michigan, New York and Minnesota. 

He said Canada was not backing down despite Trump deciding on Thursday that he would postpone 25 percent tariffs on many imports from Mexico and Canada by a month. 

On Friday, Trump later reversed course again and threatened Canada with a 250 percent tax on its dairy and another tariff on lumber as soon as next week.

When asked by Fox Business whether he would relent on Canada’s reciprocal tariffs, Ford said he would only do so once Trump stops threatening his allies. 

‘Canadians love Americans. …