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He should also put export tariffs on electricity to lower demand/price of PQ electricity (or subsidize their electricity from tariff proceeds) that is main cost of aluminum production. Buying a strategic reserve of Aluminum will keep factories open, and allow better deals/pricing for "allies" or new friends, or later dumping on US when they end the trade war.

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[–] Dustwin@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wonder if this will end up like Ford's 25 percent surcharge on electricity? They should have coordinated on these things.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think Ford's export tariffs are still threatened retaliation. Politeness level from US increased yesterday after back down. If all tariffs are removed other than dairy on April 2, then its a win. Rhetoric backdown isn't catastrophic if and only if the other side stops amplifying the extortion.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hi, American here.

It’s not a win until the US removes all tariffs, including on dairy. His reason for that is bullshit too.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Dairy exports from Canada are very low. If Trump gets to boast that "he singlehandedly saved the US dairy industry" without any retaliation, then its a nothing burger where politics crying over the nothing burger will help distract from all of the other pillaging of America he plans.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Better to not coordinate. Trump comes up with new problems for Canada on a regular basis, only fair we do the same to him.

[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I feel like co-ordinating on these things would be better. BC, ON and QC all have steel and aluminium industries to defend, and all three provinces export a decent chunk of electricity to nearby US states.

A co-ordinated surcharge on electricity would be a powerful response to the inpatient at the white house.