The trade war between the United States and Canada is heating up.
Now both sides appear to be backing down.
After Trumps posts, Ford spoke with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick andagreed to rescindthe energy surcharge.
High-voltage power lines cross the St. Clair River between Canada (background) and the United States on March 8, 2025 in East China Township, Michigan.© Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Canada is, in fact, allowed to do that.
America and Canada have a complex and close-knit relationship based on trade.
A lot of that trade happens through energy.
The U.S. both exports energy to and imports energy from Canada.
Ontario alone exported 17.7 trillion watts to the United States.
Canada generates an incredible amount of energy and is sitting on enormous reserves of natural gas and minerals.
And then theres the uranium.
Ithas10timesthe reserves of the United States.
Trump came into office promising to turn Canada into the 51st state.
He antagonized our neighbor to the north and leveled tariffs to bring them to the negotiating table.
What he wants to negotiate isnt always clear.
Canadas leaders seem ready to brawl.
Theres an expression for this.
The start of that phrase is fuck around.
Trump escalated the trade war again on Tuesday morning, announcing additional tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area.
Trump then said this could all go away if Canada would simply join the United States.
The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State, he said.
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