Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada should prepare for potential retaliatory measures if an ongoing trade dispute worsens, including cutting electricity exports and restricting access to critical minerals. He frames the comments as contingency planning, suggesting the federal and provincial government should be ready to respond if talks fail.
Ford says “everything is on the table,” and points to Ontario’s role in producing and supplying key inputs, particularly electricity and minerals. PBS NewsHour reports Ford specifically raises the possibility of cutting off electricity and critical minerals from Ontario. Other outlets that carry the same headline emphasize that trade woes are worsening, but provide limited additional details about the specific countries or mechanisms involved.
Across the sources, the common focus is Ford’s warning that both electricity and critical-mineral supply could be used as leverage in a trade confrontation. The differences are mainly in emphasis—some frame the remarks as broader preparation for economic fallout, while PBS underscores the explicit options Ford lists.
