Dive deeper into the region's economic interconnections and the effects that tariffs, rhetoric threatening Canadian sovereignty, and the ongoing trade war between the US and Canada are having on WA border communities, please see BPRI's newest Border Policy Brief👇
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If the trade war continues - and for how long - remains tbd. But the fact is- Americans flipping the lights on is connected to electricity production in a Canada. Border states and provinces are interconnected. This uncertainty impacts every aspect of daily life for many on both sides of the border.

In Quebec, premier François Legault did not exclude the option to cut off power as a response to the tariffs, a decision that would impact the equivalent of 1.23 million of US homes.

Ontario, which powered the equivalent of 1.29 million US homes in 2023, premier Doug Ford said that if #tariffs persist, he will impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exported to three US states - Michigan, New York and Minnesota - and is willing to fully shut down power lines going to the US.

Canada's #counter-tariffs response does not, at the moment, include export #tariffs on #energy. However, that doesn't mean there won't be impacts. The premiers of the two provinces supplying most of the electricity exported to the US are considering all options - including shutting off the power.

Not only that, but immediate direct and indirect impacts from #tariffs may also lower Boeing’s attractiveness, and in the longer run, give an advantage to its competitors, most notably Airbus, leading to potential additional job and revenue losses for Washington state and Quebec.

But tariffs impacts may also be indirect for the #aerospace industry: lower demand for travel especially from Canadians (whether as protest to the tariffs or due to lower value of the CAD) could impact orders, which in turn may limit future research and development opportunities.

Now with 25% #tariffs - and counter tariffs - this industry will face direct consequences. Additional tariffs on #steel and #aluminum as soon as next week will also compound price increases.

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#BPRI will be paying close attention to how broader bi-national issues between #Canada and the #US are impacting our region - including cross-border shopping, business investment, and collaboration with our neighbors in #BC.