Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that Canada’s most populous province was suspending its 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the US after President Trump announced additional 25% duties on Canadian aluminum and steel.
In a statement on X, Ford said he had a “productive conversation” with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the two would meet in Washington Thursday alongside US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Ford said he would discuss a “renewed USMCA” with Lutnick and Greer, referring to the North American trade agreement signed during Trump’s first term.
“In response, Ontario agreed to suspend its 25 per cent surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota,” Ford and Lutnick added.
