Did Ontario Premier Make The Case For Why Canada's Sherritt Should Be Owned By U.S..-Based Suitor? “What would they do without the high-grade nickel that we ship down to the U.S.?”
/“What would they do without the high-grade nickel that we ship down to the U.S.?”
Douglas Ford Jr., is Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada (2018- ), and Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (2018- ). He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Associated Press
New York, New York
24 August 2026
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Ford threatens critical minerals and electricity
Ford said “everything is on the table” if the dispute worsens, including cutting off electricity and critical minerals from Ontario. He also called for Canada to consider using oil and potash as leverage.
“I’ll cut them off,” Ford said of critical minerals. “You won’t get a grain of sand out of Ontario.”
Critical minerals are increasingly important to U.S. national security and manufacturing. The Pentagon has sought more secure supplies of minerals used in military aircraft, missiles, munitions and electronics as Washington tries to reduce reliance on China, which dominates the mining or processing of several strategically important minerals.
Ford specifically cited high-grade nickel shipped to the United States and uranium refined in Ontario. “What would they do without the high-grade nickel that we ship down to the U.S.?” Ford said.
Ford said Canada should consider increasingly severe retaliation if Trump continues targeting Canadian industries, including oil and potash, while Ontario could raise electricity prices or stop sending power south. “We power 1.5 million homes and businesses,” Ford said. “Everything’s on the table. I’ll do whatever it takes.” If Trump continues trying to dismantle Canadian manufacturing, Ford said, “he better have a pack of batteries.”
Ford has used electricity as leverage before. During an earlier phase of the dispute, Ontario imposed a 25% surcharge on electricity exported to Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Trump responded by threatening to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum before both sides backed away.
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