Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is brushing off Ontario's threat to restrict electricity exports in retaliation for sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, as the province floats the idea of effectively barring sales of American alcohol.
On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said Ontario is contemplating restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York state and Minnesota if Trump follows through on a threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada.
That's fine," Trump told American network CNBC when asked Thursday about Ford's remarks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
"The United States is subsidizing Canada and we shouldn't have to do that," Trump added.
Meanwhile, an official in the Ford government says it's considering restricting the Liquor Control Board of Ontario from buying American-made alcohol.
The province says that in 2013, Ontario exported enough energy to power 1.5 million homes in those three states.
-- With files from The Associated Press, Liam Casey in Toronto, Lisa Johnson in Edmonton and Steve Lambert in Winnipeg. »
