Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trumps trade war [Video]

Minnesotans could soon be paying more for electricity as the trade war continues.

“We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves,” Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, said. “So Americans should make no mistake. In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.”

Canada is pushing back as a trade war between the U.S. gets more intense.

“I think the tariffs are going to be the greatest thing we’ve ever done as a country. It’s going to make our country rich again,” President Donald Trump said.

Ontario is charging 25% more for electricity that some Minnesotans use.

“The relationship is pretty much one way. We are dependent on them exporting to us,” Pete Wyckoff, Minnesota Department of Commerce deputy commissioner of energy resources, said.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is already tracking the potential impact.

Minnesota is part of what’s called “MISO”.

It’s the regional grid operator that works …