Canadians aren’t enjoying round.
Doug Ford, premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, says Canada is keen to go a lot additional within the escalating trade war with the US than President Donald Trump realizes.
“We are able to put large ache on the US,” Ford instructed reporters throughout a searing press convention on Monday. “President Trump underestimates us, and that is the most important mistake: underestimating your opponent.”
If the commerce struggle continues to ramp up, Ford mentioned “all the pieces’s on the desk,” together with electrical energy, vital minerals, and gas. He added that Canadian premiers, who lead Canada’s 10 provinces, wanted to work collectively to place strain on the US.
“We’d like everybody to be on Staff Canada and throw all the pieces and the kitchen sink at them,” he mentioned.
Trump’s newest spherical of tariffs on Canada took impact on Saturday after talks between the North American allies fell by. The tariffs influence a variety of Canadian items, from alcohol and hockey equipment to paper and development supplies.
Canada provides electrical energy to the US by way of cross-border transmission traces. In 2025, Canada exported $3.3 billion value of electrical energy to the US, based on Canadian authorities figures.
Over 20 states import electrical energy from Canada, with New York, Michigan, Washington, Minnesota, and North Dakota among the many largest importers, based on Canadian export information from June. New York and Michigan have been the most important importers of electrical energy from Ontario.
In an interview with The Related Press on Monday, Ford mentioned he might lower off electrical energy exports from Ontario to the US totally. “Up right here, we’re at a fever pitch; everybody’s in for an financial struggle,” he instructed AP. “They know they will need to sacrifice.”
Through the press convention, Ford pointed to a number of different Canadian merchandise imported by the US that could possibly be leveraged within the trade dispute, together with oil, nickel, uranium, and potash.
“He needs to place ache on Canadians? We’ll leverage each little bit of ache we presumably can on Individuals,” he mentioned.
Ford additionally doubled down on a remark he made earlier on Monday throughout a radio interview through which he mentioned Trump can “kiss my ass.”
Trump has additionally ramped up his rhetoric and threats within the commerce struggle. The president mentioned Monday that beginning January 1, 2027, tariffs on vehicles, vehicles, auto elements, and metal could be elevated to 50%. Trump additionally known as out Ford straight.
“Numerous ‘bluster’ from Doug Ford, who’s the Premier of the Canadian Province of Ontario, however who is best often called the much less charismatic, clever, and general unimpressive brother of the late, nice, Rob Ford,” Trump mentioned in a Reality Social put up.
The White Home didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.
Tensions between the US and Canada have been strained since early 2025, when Trump levied broad tariffs on items from Canada and Mexico.
Canadians responded by boycotting some US items and avoiding journey to the US. The newest tariffs have renewed requires Canadians to boycott American goods.
Canada is predicted to announce its personal retaliatory tariffs on the US. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has mentioned the nation will match US tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” beginning September 8.
