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Vogon_Glory

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

Reply to Bev54 (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2025, 02:58 PM

Mar 2025

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?

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Doug Ford has already backed off his 25% surcharge on electricity to have a meeting with Lutnick. [View all] Bev54 Mar 2025 OP

He should stop pretending to be a tough guy when he's in fact a wimp. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #1

Never forget that Doug Ford is a Trumper yobrault1 Mar 2025 #2

Well, he is a conservative senseandsensibility Mar 2025 #3

Oh, I dunno. Maybe he figured out that hurting ble states Vogon_Glory Mar 2025 #4

No but certainly our oil and gas. That is where we need to go if this keeps up. Bev54 Mar 2025 #7

Not Idaho, anyway jmowreader Mar 2025 #12

Ford is a maple MAGA so it's no surprise Ritabert Mar 2025 #5

Yep, he is playing Trump's game, put them on take them off, put them on take them off. Bev54 Mar 2025 #6

I suspected his motives from the get go Ritabert Mar 2025 #9

Who do you think blinked? Serious question tinymontgomery Mar 2025 #8

Ford said Lutnick called him but remember Ford is very much like Trump, the fact that he backed off shows Bev54 Mar 2025 #10

Thanks, must have read to fast and missed that Lutnick called. tinymontgomery Mar 2025 #11