Doug Ford has already backed off his 25% surcharge on electricity to have a meeting with Lutnick.

[Bev54]

for a meeting. What a weenie, keep them on until the meeting, which is supposed to happen on Thursday. When do we learn, do not trust this admin in any way.

[Dave Bowman]

1. He should stop pretending to be a tough guy when he's in fact a wimp.

[yobrault1]

2. Never forget that Doug Ford is a Trumper

this is all theatre from him. He is waiting for PP to be defeated then he will run to become head of the "loyal" opposition here in Canada and be leader of the national conservatives. Who will replace him in ontario at th e top of the party, his nephew. All of it is theatre from him. Don't trust him, he will shiv you first chance he gets to acquire more power.

[senseandsensibility]

3. Well, he is a conservative

and probably identifies with maga more than we do in spite of his recent rhetoric. Still, if he's trying to win, this isn't a good strategy.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. Oh, I dunno. Maybe he figured out that hurting ble states

wouldn’t help and that putting the squeeze on Trump-loving red states would work better. But I don’t think that the Canadians are in a position to squeeze Montana, North Dakota and Idaho by boosting electric rates, are they?

[Bev54]

7. No but certainly our oil and gas. That is where we need to go if this keeps up.

[jmowreader]

12. Not Idaho, anyway

Our electricity comes from the Bonneville Power Administration and several privately-owned hydro, wind and biomass plants.

[Ritabert]

5. Ford is a maple MAGA so it's no surprise

[Bev54]

6. Yep, he is playing Trump's game, put them on take them off, put them on take them off.

[Ritabert]

9. I suspected his motives from the get go

[tinymontgomery]

8. Who do you think blinked? Serious question

Did Lutnick call DC or do you think DC called because of the blow back?

[Bev54]

10. Ford said Lutnick called him but remember Ford is very much like Trump, the fact that he backed off shows

his bluster. He should not have backed off but when you see him through the same eyes as Trump you can see it. He may back off with Ontario surcharges but he is only a Premier so we hope our new PM is tougher.

[tinymontgomery]

11. Thanks, must have read to fast and missed that Lutnick called.