Ford ‘ripping up’ Ontario’s $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink system

Doug Ford says the Ontario authorities is “ripping up” its $100-million declaration with Elon Musk’s Starlink to supply high-speed net to bluish and agrarian communities.

Ford, who plunged the state into an early election past week, said successful a societal media station Monday that effectual immediately, the Progressive-Conservative authorities is banning American companies from provincial contracts.

The determination follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s determination to enact a 25 per cent tariff connected each Canadian and Mexican imports opening Tuesday; Ottawa and the provinces are retaliating, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposing contiguous tariffs connected $30-billion worthy of goods, followed by further tariffs connected $125 cardinal worthy of American products successful 21 days.

“Every year, the Ontario authorities and its agencies walk $30 cardinal connected procurement, alongside our $200 cardinal program to physique Ontario. U.S.-based businesses volition present suffer retired connected tens of billions of dollars successful caller revenues. They lone person President Trump to blame,” Ford said successful his post.

“We’re going 1 measurement further. We’ll beryllium ripping up the province’s declaration with Starlink. Ontario won’t bash concern with radical hellbent connected destroying our economy.”

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In November, Ford’s authorities signed the deal with Starlink truthful it could tally a satellite-based net programme for astir 15,000 households and businesses starting successful June.

Musk took centre signifier during the predetermination campaign, advising Trump, promoting his contented connected his societal media level X and appearing with him.

Ford added that “Canada didn’t commencement this combat with the U.S., but you amended judge we’re acceptable to triumph it.”

More to come.