Ford Says Energy Surcharge Remains on Table but He Won’t ‘Antagonize’ US in Talks

Ford Says Energy Surcharge Remains on Table but He Won’t ‘Antagonize’ US in Talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on March 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but says for now he doesn’t want to “antagonize” American officials.

Ford was speaking Tuesday about a meeting he had last week with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, calling it productive and suggesting Lutnick did not put a lot of stock in President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state.