If Canada cut off electricity to the US in a trade war, what happens?

[888theGreat]

Yep Canada provides many northern US states with power. They could cut that power off during a trade war.

US would then invade Canada with troops since Trump doesn't know how to negotiate deals

Trump would just say they didn'tand he won trade war (I mean the people that lost power will never know. They have no power)

US would do nothing

[OneViewpoint]

What would happen is that both economies would be harmed for no fucking reason. Canada has excess generation capacity. Much of it from clean hydro. The USA needs more generation capacity. It's cheaper to buy from Canada than creating more capacity in the US that uses fossil fuel to spin gas turbines. Everyone wins.

Or... when a mentally ill moron and lifetime scumbag with a crippling ego and no conscience gets involved no one wins.

[NathanDavis]

Trump is the baby... not Canada

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canadian economy would collapse, little impact on US, according to Canadian government
www.nytimes.com/.../us-tariffs-trade-economy.html
econofact.org/the-impact-of-the-trade-war-on-canada

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canada has introduced retaliatory tariffs on a small share of its imports from the United States. A 25 percent tariff was introduced in March on products said to be valued at C$30 billion and subsequently a 25 percent tariff was applied to steel, aluminum, and some other imports. In early April, Canada imposed a 25 percent tariff on non-USMCA compliant autos imported from the United States and on non-Canadian and non-Mexican content of USMCA compliant autos. However, tariff exemptions were also introduced to mitigate the impact on domestic manufacturers; as a result, at least one analysis suggested that the effective increase in tariffs on U. S. imports was near zero. Indeed, a number of recent studies have illustrated that Canada’s relatively small size and high trade openness mean that retaliatory tariffs would have a limited impact on the United States but impose additional economic costs on Canada.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

The Canadian economy is already being affected by the tariffs and associated uncertainty. Bank of Canada Governor Macklem in a recent speech noted that employment had plunged in sectors reliant on exports to the United States, and that business expectations for hiring have weakened considerably. In response, the Bank of Canada cut its policy rate in January and March 2025, citing “pervasive uncertainty created by continuously changing US tariff threats [that] is restraining consumers’ spending intentions and businesses’ plans to hire and invest.” The effects have been most noticeable in Southern Ontario, where much of Canada’s auto sector is located. One report notes that the small-scale parts sector, which faces fewer barriers to moving plant and equipment to the United States, has already experienced significant layoffs.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Looking forward, estimates of the longer-term economic impact of the U. S. tariffs on Canada depend on assumptions regarding the level and duration of the U. S. tariffs imposed, and on the retaliatory measures taken by other countries. One study by the Peterson Institute estimates that the initially proposed U. S. tariffs on Canadian imports could lower Canadian GDP by around 1¼ percent by 2027, and another study by the Yale Budget Lab estimated that the level decline in Canada’s GDP would be nearly 2 percent in the long run, an order of magnitude higher than for other countries. The Bank of Canada published estimates suggesting that a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by the U. S. and a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by Canada in retaliation would result in a further drag on Canadian GDP.

[NathanDavis]

@FrodoSkywalker007 no more than two weeks, maybe less... and he will chicken out...

🌮

it's always the same... you know it, I know it... he knows it, we all know it

it's just a tantrum, not the first... nor the last one

[FrodoSkywalker007]

@NathanDavis actually if you studied history, as i have, you would know this is a common theme in the US Canada relationship

Why Canada has a terrible "U. S. Problem" / Hindsight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8_IBrx6BM

TDS has done a number on you people.
This is coming from someone who never voted for the man.

[NathanDavis]

@FrodoSkywalker007 so you watch one AI slop video on YouTube and now you think "you studied history" lmao...

alright...

[FrodoSkywalker007]

@NathanDavis I went to a private university 🤷‍♂️
It's not ai slop.
He brings up some realities of the history if US Canada relations.

[NathanDavis]

@FrodoSkywalker007 went to a private university and already can't differentiate between AI slop and actual people

go figure...

[FrodoSkywalker007]

@NathanDavis you are a special brand of stupid 😂
I'll give you one thing, attempting to claim a geopolitics channel is ai slop to not contend with it is a new argument 🤷‍♂️

[FreyaRed]

US behaves toward Canada very similarly like Russia did toward Ukraine

[888theGreat]

Yep, and then US invades

[BadApple69]

I said do nothing but that’s not what would happen.
You do know that 60% of Canada’s natural gas flows through the U. S. right? It’s your gas but the pipeline goes through the U. S. we could just shut it off. Your gas fired power plants won’t work well without gas. Just saying. FAFO

[jshm2]

They would not "cut off" electric. This isn't the US defaulting on paying it's bills... Yet. Instead the tarrifs would mean the US consumer paying more for the same electricity.

But this is what Trump wants. As those tarrifs would then get "refunded" to the utility company.

Its basically a legal scam. The MAGA clown blames Canada for what the USA is doing.

[NaultD]

Thing's would slowly get more expensive. Al gore inconvenient truth had a story of a frog. If it was instantly too hot the frog jump out out fast enough to live. If it was a slow boil the frog wouldn't jump out till it was too late.

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

Carney ain't got the nuts. It's nothing but political posturing. Foreign nations are betting on and probably tampering with the midterm elections, hoping the Democrats will regain power and that the U. S. will go back to being globalist puppets.

America is the prize... always has been.

[888theGreat]

Hoping? it is a done deal

[Danzigdawson]

@Ariesman81Nshiiit Yeah, I don't if you have noticed it, dipshit, but trump isn't exactly popular outside the few hundreds of MAGA losers left in the movement.

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

Keep doing what you're doing

[BonzoInBitburg]

Canada obviously won't do that. Carney is a finance guy so they will raise rates.

22 states buy electricity from Canada so it's a legit threat.

[Anonymous]

Canada isn't going to do that, it would kill people in nursing homes and hospitals in the United States. It's just bluster from Ford. But if we could just turn off the power to MAGAS that would be great, but it doesn't work that neatly unfortunately.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canadian economy would collapse according to Canada

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/canada/us-tariffs-trade-economy.html

https://econofact.org/the-impact-of-the-trade-war-on-canada

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canada has introduced retaliatory tariffs on a small share of its imports from the United States. A 25 percent tariff was introduced in March on products said to be valued at C$30 billion and subsequently a 25 percent tariff was applied to steel, aluminum, and some other imports. In early April, Canada imposed a 25 percent tariff on non-USMCA compliant autos imported from the United States and on non-Canadian and non-Mexican content of USMCA compliant autos. However, tariff exemptions were also introduced to mitigate the impact on domestic manufacturers; as a result, at least one analysis suggested that the effective increase in tariffs on U. S. imports was near zero. Indeed, a number of recent studies have illustrated that Canada’s relatively small size and high trade openness mean that retaliatory tariffs would have a limited impact on the United States but impose additional economic costs on Canada.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

The Canadian economy is already being affected by the tariffs and associated uncertainty. Bank of Canada Governor Macklem in a recent speech noted that employment had plunged in sectors reliant on exports to the United States, and that business expectations for hiring have weakened considerably. In response, the Bank of Canada cut its policy rate in January and March 2025, citing “pervasive uncertainty created by continuously changing US tariff threats [that] is restraining consumers’ spending intentions and businesses’ plans to hire and invest.” The effects have been most noticeable in Southern Ontario, where much of Canada’s auto sector is located. One report notes that the small-scale parts sector, which faces fewer barriers to moving plant and equipment to the United States, has already experienced significant layoffs.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Looking forward, estimates of the longer-term economic impact of the U. S. tariffs on Canada depend on assumptions regarding the level and duration of the U. S. tariffs imposed, and on the retaliatory measures taken by other countries. One study by the Peterson Institute estimates that the initially proposed U. S. tariffs on Canadian imports could lower Canadian GDP by around 1¼ percent by 2027, and another study by the Yale Budget Lab estimated that the level decline in Canada’s GDP would be nearly 2 percent in the long run, an order of magnitude higher than for other countries. The Bank of Canada published estimates suggesting that a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by the U. S. and a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by Canada in retaliation would result in a further drag on Canadian GDP.

[loveslongnails]

They would have to buy electricity from a different source, and it would likely triple in price.

[msc545]

Trump is not going to invade Canada. The Canadians actually have a fairly serious army, and not many people know that.

[msc545]

If you think what the Iranians have done to us is bad, you don't even want to think about messing with the Canadians.

[exitseven]

US would just change over the grid to not use Canadian power anymore. They only get less than 1% of the electricuty that the US uses.

[Danzigdawson]

@exitseven Go ahead, all you have to do is build a whole lot of power plants in under 24h following the blackout, and then maybe you'll have just have enough power to supply NYC.

[exitseven]

@Danzigdawson Canada supplies less than 1%of the electricity that America uses. We will not even notice this.

[Danzigdawson]

@exitseven As uninformed as ever.

[exitseven]

@Danzigdawson look it up genius.

[Danzigdawson]

@exitseven Already did, dumbass (it's actually 2%, but it doesn't really matter). Wow, 2% is a really small percentage isn't it? Did you see where this 2% was concentrated? And how it could affect your whole economy? What am I saying; of course you didn't! You're way too fucking stupid for that to happen.

[exitseven]

@Danzigdawson does it effect New York? So what, the place is a communist hellhole now.

[Danzigdawson]

@exitseven Yup. But it's also the place where the most of the full might of your economy is generated and also where most of your top corporations are headquartered. Remember 9/11 when Wall Street was closed for 6 days?

[Likes2drive]

Probably nothing and just rely on our existing grid and charge more for electricity, we only import power for cheaper prices just like oil

[888theGreat]

No one can afford electricity now. People are getting $500 bills

[Likes2drive]

That really depends on usage because my electric bill averages about $100 a month since I’m only one person but I’m quite conservative in my usage. You have so many nuclear power plants by you so I don’t know why your electricity would cost so much and you’re only one person also.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Wouldn't matter, Americans would glow from all the chemicals they add to the food supply

[FrodoSkywalker007]

@ChicoFromThe305 😂

[ChicoFromThe305]

Lol.

[Anonymous]

US electric companies make more money.

Guarantee though that the US is heavily invested in said electric power stations in Canada

[Sickworld]

America go bankrupt faster

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canadian economy would fall apart according to Canadian government
www.nytimes.com/.../us-tariffs-trade-economy.html
econofact.org/the-impact-of-the-trade-war-on-canada

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Canada has introduced retaliatory tariffs on a small share of its imports from the United States. A 25 percent tariff was introduced in March on products said to be valued at C$30 billion and subsequently a 25 percent tariff was applied to steel, aluminum, and some other imports. In early April, Canada imposed a 25 percent tariff on non-USMCA compliant autos imported from the United States and on non-Canadian and non-Mexican content of USMCA compliant autos. However, tariff exemptions were also introduced to mitigate the impact on domestic manufacturers; as a result, at least one analysis suggested that the effective increase in tariffs on U. S. imports was near zero. Indeed, a number of recent studies have illustrated that Canada’s relatively small size and high trade openness mean that retaliatory tariffs would have a limited impact on the United States but impose additional economic costs on Canada.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

The Canadian economy is already being affected by the tariffs and associated uncertainty. Bank of Canada Governor Macklem in a recent speech noted that employment had plunged in sectors reliant on exports to the United States, and that business expectations for hiring have weakened considerably. In response, the Bank of Canada cut its policy rate in January and March 2025, citing “pervasive uncertainty created by continuously changing US tariff threats [that] is restraining consumers’ spending intentions and businesses’ plans to hire and invest.” The effects have been most noticeable in Southern Ontario, where much of Canada’s auto sector is located. One report notes that the small-scale parts sector, which faces fewer barriers to moving plant and equipment to the United States, has already experienced significant layoffs.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Looking forward, estimates of the longer-term economic impact of the U. S. tariffs on Canada depend on assumptions regarding the level and duration of the U. S. tariffs imposed, and on the retaliatory measures taken by other countries. One study by the Peterson Institute estimates that the initially proposed U. S. tariffs on Canadian imports could lower Canadian GDP by around 1¼ percent by 2027, and another study by the Yale Budget Lab estimated that the level decline in Canada’s GDP would be nearly 2 percent in the long run, an order of magnitude higher than for other countries. The Bank of Canada published estimates suggesting that a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by the U. S. and a 25 percentage point increase in tariffs by Canada in retaliation would result in a further drag on Canadian GDP.

[canamlusciouslad73]

Trump nukes Canada by nightfall !!!