Ford moving ahead with U.S. electricity tax even after tariff pause [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans on moving ahead with a tax on electricity sent to several U.S. states starting early next week as Canada’s trade war escalates.

Ford said the 25 per cent tax will be officially confirmed on Monday and is likely to be enacted on Tuesday even with a temporary tariff reprieve on many products put in place by the U.S. until April 2.

“We are moving forward with it,” Ford confirmed in an interview with 640Toronto radio host Ben Mulroney on Thursday.

“I feel terrible for the American people because it’s not the American people, and it’s not even the elected officials, it’s one person and that’s President (Donald) Trump… It’s totally unacceptable, but he’s coming after his closest friends, closest allies in the world and it’s going to absolutely devastate both economies.”

The move is one Ford and his team have publicly weighed since before U.S. President …