# US president Donald Trump says he will double tariffs on Canadian aluminium and steel from 25 to 50-percent from today. He says this is in retaliation to Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, announcing a 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to three US states, New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump says he will declare a national electricity emergency in the states Ontario has targeted. He also threatened to substantially increase tariffs on cars coming into the US from Canada starting on April second.
Trump says he will double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%