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Ontario to suspend US electricity surtax after Trump threat to double tariffs on Canada

Ontario to suspend US electricity surtax after Trump threat to double tariffs on Canada
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By Gavin Bade and Paul VieiraOntario Premier Doug Ford says he is suspending the province’s 25% surtax on US-bound electricity, hours after President Trump threatened tariffs that could cripple the Canadian economy.Ford earlier on Tuesday said he would not remove the surtax until Trump dropped his tariff threats. Hours later, he said he secured a meeting on Thursday with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer to discuss a path towards a renewed US-Mexico-Canada trade pact ahead of Trump’...

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