THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Toronto’s Immigrant Mayor Backs Cutting Off U.S. Power to Punish Trump.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow backs drastic measures, including cutting electricity to the U.S., to address trade disputes with the Trump administration.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow backs drastic measures, including cutting electricity to the U.S., to address trade disputes with the Trump administration. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow signaled support for using Ontario ’s electricity exports as leverage against the United States as tensions between Canada and the Trump administration continue to escalate. During a CNN interview, the Hong Kong-born politician said Canada should do “whatever it takes,” including raising electricity prices, to get Washington’s attention. DETAIL: Chow’s comments came after Ontario Premier Doug Ford branded Trump a “dictator” and threatened to restrict electricity exports to the U.S., although he later said he would not…Open