The Canadian province of Ontario officially imposed a 25% surcharge on all its electricity exports to the U.S., which officials say will affect 1.5 million households and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York.

Ontario started a 25% surcharge Monday for the electricity it exports to three U.S. states. Head of the Canadian province Premier Doug Ford has been an outspoken critic of the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on imports from Canada,

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a 25% surcharge on electricity sent to Michigan, Minnesota and New York, will be effective on March 10.

China's new tariffs, announced last week, were a response to Trump's decision to double the levy on Chinese imports to 20 per cent on March 4. China's Commerce Ministry had earlier said that goods already in transit would be exempt from the retaliatory tariffs until April 12.

President Trump has escalated his trade war with “tariff abuser” Canada, while dismissing the 25% power import surcharge being imposed on three US states. “Despite the fact that Canada is charging the USA from 250% to 390% Tariffs on many of our farm products,