Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that his government would be “ripping up” the nearly $100 million contract with tech mogul Elon Musk’s Starlink, citing the newly imposed US tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford stated that Ontario would also prohibit American companies from securing provincial contracts until the tariffs are lifted.
The agreement, signed in November, would provide high-speed internet via Starlink’s satellite service to more than 15,000 homes and businesses across Canada by June, CBC reported.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Ford said that Musk is “part of the Trump team that wants to destroy families, incomes, destroy businesses. He wants to take food off the table of people, hardworking people, and I’m not going to tolerate it.”
Starting today and until U.S. tariffs are removed, Ontario is banning American companies from provincial contracts.
Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario. U.S.-based businesses will…
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) February 3, 2025
“US-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame,” he added in a statement on X.
Ford’s announcement comes after US President Donald Trump slapped a 25 percent tariff on most Canadian goods, along with a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy products. […]
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Dear Mr. Ford,
I don’t care.
Ron in Texas