Ford urges Smith to use oil export tax trump card against U.S.: They will lose their minds [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging his provincial counterparts to ramp up retaliatory measures against tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by President Donald Trump.

On Monday, Ontario placed a surcharge of 25 per cent on electricity exported to 1.5 million homes in three U.S. states.

In particular, Ford urged Alberta, which sends about four million barrels of oil per day to the United States, to look at similar moves.

“A message to Premier (Danielle) Smith: one day, I think you might have to use that trump card and give approval for an export tax,” he said.

“You want to talk about a trump card? That will instantly change the game, instantly, when the Americans — and I know the Americans — all of a sudden their gas prices go up 90 (cents) to $1 a gallon.

Smith has said Alberta needs to take action, but she won’t curtail or impose …