Ontario’s Premier Threatens to Cut Off Electricity to U.S.

VietnamEraVet · Mar 4, 2025

Very sad and potentially a bad situation. But people need to remember the Dems and especially Obama’s war on the coal industry which destroyed and shut down NY’s coal power plants (Niagara Mohawk and NYSEG’s plants across NYS), and then the Dems forced the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant,- all in favor of solar and wind power while buying power from Canada, instead of being self sufficient and energy independent.

Now, people may finally realize the utter stupidity the Dems actions have created.

Grimscale · Mar 4, 2025

livingston said:
Canadian power major Hydro-Québec ... recently completed the acquisition of Great River Hydro, taking control of its 13 hydro stations totaling 589 megawatts in New England.

Why the hell is a foreign corporation allowed to purchase something as important as an American power company?

dsdmmat · Mar 4, 2025

Good way to have your country annexed.

Celt · Mar 4, 2025

Do it!

It's about time we start getting more fair trade deals. Everybody's crying that we're trying to balance the scales when they've been tipped in their favor.

Saltwater60 · Mar 4, 2025

Why on earth are we getting power from Canada? Why is this even a thing. All the solar panels I see getting installed must not be working because 5 years ago there were none. Now if you go out to orleans and genesee county you can’t avoid them. Orchards and cabbage fields replaced with solar power yet we need power from Canada?? Odd and something doesn’t add up.
Maybe this could be a good thing for us to be more independent. Think of how much this could cost Canada and how much they have spent on this project. If they get no return for this then it could bankrupt them.
If they cut off power maybe we should cut off alcohol to them. I know it would hurt our businesses here but think of the mayhem it would cause them with all the drinks in withdrawal.

fresch · Mar 4, 2025

You should see the snow covering the solar in Oswego county, ok the humps where the panels are.

SonOfSun · Mar 4, 2025

dsdmmat said:
Good way to have your country annexed.

Canada doesn't owe the US it's power exports any more than the US owes Mexico it's oil exports.

SonOfSun · Mar 4, 2025

Saltwater60 said:
If they cut off power maybe we should cut off alcohol to them. I know it would hurt our businesses here but think of the mayhem it would cause them with all the drinks in withdrawal.

We don't need to "cut them off". They already said they don't need us.

American alcohol pulled from shelves in some Canadian provinces amid Trump's tariffs

Some Canadian provinces ordered distributors to stop selling American alcohol products in response to President Trump's 25% tariff on goods.

www.usatoday.com

Trump is starting trade wars that he is going to lose. Sometimes tariffs make sense. The Canadian ones don't. The amount of illegal migrants and drugs coming from Canada is tiny. The southern border absolutely needs addressed, no question there. It's been thay way for a long time and Biden was a failure. That doesn't mean we should start a dumb trade war with Canada though.

libertysnake · Mar 4, 2025

VietnamEraVet said:
Very sad and potentially a bad situation. But people need to remember the Dems and especially Obama’s war on the coal industry which destroyed and shut down NY’s coal power plants (Niagara Mohawk and NYSEG’s plants across NYS), and then the Dems forced the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant,- all in favor of solar and wind power while buying power from Canada, instead of being self sufficient and energy independent.

Now, people may finally realize the utter stupidity the Dems actions have created.

Start the reactors back up, if they're not filled with concrete already.

I never understood why the dems hated nuclear. Yes, the waste is toxic, but the impact is so much lower than digging coal out of the ground. Especially considering waste contains something like 90% usable fuel, once we have the infrastructure to repurpose that spent fuel we're reducing waste output significantly (which is still proportionally low compared to other fuel methods.)

fresch · Mar 4, 2025

It would not last long, oh Canada will help out on the illegals and drug trade.
Why wouldn't/aren't they?

SonOfSun · Mar 4, 2025

libertysnake said:
I never understood why the dems hated nuclear.

libertysnake · Mar 4, 2025

SonOfSun said:
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Do we not have better safe guards in place for this shit since then though? I could be wrong, but there is a ton of regs around nuclear and it's still profitable.

Bigfoot · Mar 4, 2025

Trump will say, okay then, the tariff is now 50%.

It will be a big, beautiful tariff, a tariff like the world has never seen before.
It will be such a beautiful tariff, a big and beautiful tariff.

SonOfSun · Mar 4, 2025

libertysnake said:
Do we not have better safe guards in place for this shit since then though? I could be wrong, but there is a ton of regs around nuclear and it's still profitable.

We do. I didn't say it was rational, but it's why. There were a number of high profile nuclear incidents and that shaped the narrative surrounding nuclear power, even though those arguments are now outdated.

Zerex · Mar 4, 2025

So........Canada does not want all that $$$$$$$$$$$, from selling power? They borrowed the cash to expend.................they will not do it..........must be made to heel by making sure that 200 billion deficit is zero............make them want to be Americans..............

Blimey · Mar 4, 2025

Saltwater60 said:
If they cut off power maybe we should cut off alcohol to them. I know it would hurt our businesses here but think of the mayhem it would cause them with all the drinks in withdrawal.

Canada will be fine without american booze. It makes loads of spirts, wine, beer.

dsdmmat said:
Good way to have your country annexed.

Invading America's closest ally is certainly better than backing off tariffs that were put in place in bad faith.

Zerex said:
So........Canada does not want all that $$$$$$$$$$$, from selling power? They borrowed the cash to expend.................they will not do it..........must be made to heel by making sure that 200 billion deficit is zero............make them want to be Americans..............

It's literally part of Canada's national identity to "not be American". If you think they're gonna bend over you're wrong. They will eat shit and smile while doing it, just to make America eat it too.

Took only six weeks for trump to convince his supporters that they should hate Canada.

Stock market down big since his inauguration, prices continue to ramp up. Are we great yet, guys?

Robin · Mar 4, 2025

Eh, okay.
Robin

Saltwater60 · Mar 4, 2025

SonOfSun said:
We don't need to "cut them off". They already said they don't need us.

American alcohol pulled from shelves in some Canadian provinces amid Trump's tariffs

Some Canadian provinces ordered distributors to stop selling American alcohol products in response to President Trump's 25% tariff on goods.

www.usatoday.com

Trump is starting trade wars that he is going to lose. Sometimes tariffs make sense. The Canadian ones don't. The amount of illegal migrants and drugs coming from Canada is tiny. The southern border absolutely needs addressed, no question there. It's been thay way for a long time and Biden was a failure. That doesn't mean we should start a dumb trade war with Canada though.

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They need us. We are one of their largest buyers of certain goods. Does that mean we do t need them? No. We need each other. Trunk isn’t asking for much and co soldering they blame us for all their illegal guns and murders they should be happy to help keep drugs off our streets and guns of theirs. Many illegals come through Canada as well not that hard but nope they hate Trump so they refuse.

SonOfSun · Mar 4, 2025

Wo

Saltwater60 said:
They need us. We are one of their largest buyers of certain goods. Does that mean we do t need them? No. We need each other. Trunk isn’t asking for much and co soldering they blame us for all their illegal guns and murders they should be happy to help keep drugs off our streets and guns of theirs. Many illegals come through Canada as well not that hard but nope they hate Trump so they refuse.

Worrying about the 1% of illegals and drugs that come from Canada and not focusing on the 98% that come from the southern border is fucking dumb. Like worrying about a pinhole on your aft when there's a 6 foot hole in your bow letting the ocean in.

VietnamEraVet · Mar 4, 2025

Saltwater60 said:
They need us. We are one of their largest buyers of certain goods. Does that mean we do t need them? No. We need each other. Trunk isn’t asking for much and co soldering they blame us for all their illegal guns and murders they should be happy to help keep drugs off our streets and guns of theirs. Many illegals come through Canada as well not that hard but nope they hate Trump so they refuse.

I don't dislike the Canadians (except Turdeau, of course). Seriously though, while I enjoy the rare beer I drink, - (Labatt Blue), and buy it down here, there are plenty of other beers, - American made beers, that I find just as enjoyable. And while I have always enjoyed a good doughnut, Tim Horton's are OK as far as that goes, - but there are countless other doughnut makers and sellers around. WTH, - the freshly made doughnuts sold down here at QT gas stations are ALL better than any I have bought at Timmy Ho's.

Beer and doughnuts off the list, what else do I want from Canada? Nothing much comes to mind, except maybe a big ass "Thank You" to the US for us having a military presence strong enough to also protect their asses so that they barely spend ANYTHING militarily.

So, if they want to be assholes about things, including the trade imbalance we have with them where they stick it to us, I say Fuck Off, Eh!

JRtraderny · Mar 4, 2025

Grimscale said:
Why the hell is a foreign corporation allowed to purchase something as important as an American power company?

Ever hear of Iberdrola the Spanish company ?? The PSC let them buy RG&E and NYSEG many moons ago .

Robin · Mar 4, 2025

Yeah, and RG&E turned real asshole.
Robin

JRtraderny · Mar 4, 2025

Robin said:
Yeah, and RG&E turned real asshole.
Robin

Yep and RG&E's CEO at the time walked away with millions .

Jmac00 · Mar 4, 2025

So Canada's basic concept is: we will spank America with tariff's, but America can not put tariffs on Canada?

basically, Canada can fuck America, but we can't put Tariffs on Canada.

And this is why America MUST BECOME energy independent. That way we won't need Ontario's electricity, GFY asshole

Nevar · Mar 4, 2025

If they are stupid enough to try. THEY LOSE . Go on really Piss of Pres. Trump He plays the long game to Win
They need American $$$$$$$$ , trade, Military defense, supplies, and support. And A Thousand other things.

pjzwtl · Mar 4, 2025

Saltwater60 said:
Why on earth are we getting power from Canada? Why is this even a thing.

Because the green movement has destroyed our own energy generation.

prambo · Mar 4, 2025

Bigfoot said:
Trump will say, okay then, the tariff is now 50%.

It will be a big, beautiful tariff, a tariff like the world has never seen before.
It will be such a beautiful tariff, a big and beautiful tariff.

Fuck Canada...build a border wall at the northern border, close the cross-over points, and then seal the border completely.

For the last 50 years the fUSA "gives a fuck" about everyone except.................Americans.

There are cities in this country so fucked up (ChiRaq, Bal'more, etc) that they're virtual war zones, and have been for 30+ years.

American tax $$$$$$$$$$$ for Americans of all colors, ethnicities, religions...who gives a fuck...as long as you're an American.

Let's fix "us" first........................

I don't owe any Canucks fucking anything.....

So, Mr. Ontario "Premier".............

Ontario’s Premier Threatens to Cut Off Electricity to U.S.

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