Ontario halts energy tariffs after Trump threat | CTV News Toronto at Six for Mar. 11, 2025

The Trump administration says it will no longer double the 25 per cent tariff being imposed on Canadian aluminum and steel Wednesday after Ontario suspended the surcharge on electricity it sends to three states. On Tuesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the electricity surcharge that Ontario implemented the day before. In a Truth Social post, the president wrote he would double the tariff on steel and aluminum and that he would declare a “National Emergency on Electricity” in areas affected. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talked on the phone hours later, agreeing to drop the surcharge and meet in Washington on Thursday for trade negotiations.

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