Dear Editor:
I will not stand by and allow my neighbours to the south to be personally threatened. I consider electricity a basic human need. Imagine for a moment, someone threatening to take our electricity away. Imagine not having electricity for our homes, for our local businesses and for our hospitals. This type of threat can only bring more harm than good.
Doug Ford has stated, “We keep the lights on for 1.5 million homes and manufacturing (businesses) in New York, in Michigan and in Minnesota. If he (Trump) wants to destroy our economy and our families, I will shut down the electricity going down to the U.S. I am telling you we will do it.”
I have this to say: you have crossed a line Doug Ford. We need tough measures, not merciless measures.
Evelyn Gould,
Fergus
*Editor’s note: Ford has since stated that for now, he is just warning New York, Michigan and Minnesota that if the trade war persists, Ontario will add a 25% surcharge to electricity. However, he has also not ruled out cutting the flow off entirely.