OTTAWA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that his province is ready to cut off electricity and critical mineral supply to the United States in response to the expected tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ford, also the chair of the Council of the Federation of Canada's premiers, said Ontario is a major electricity exporter to U.S. states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota.
"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything, including cutting off their energy, with a smile on my face," he said.
Ford also threatened to halt exports of Ontario nickel during an interview with NBC News on Monday afternoon.
"We will respond strongly and we don't want to," Ford said. "On the critical minerals I will stop shipments going into the U.S. for nickel. I will shut down manufacturing because 50 percent of the nickel you use is coming from Ontario." ■
