Ontario Premier Doug Ford said hes ripping up a contract with Elon Musks Starlink thats worth $100 million.
Ford didnt mince words in a press conference on Monday about why this was happening.
President Trump is the only person to be blamed, he said.
A sign marks the border between the United States and Canada at Peace Arch Park on February 1, 2025 in Blaine, Washington.© Photo by David Ryder/Getty Image
Maybe Elon Musk can call his buddy?
This is one of the ramifications.
The Starlink contract was signed in November and set to go into effect over the summer.
The plan was for Musks company to deliver high-speed internet to people in Ontarios rural northern regions.
Well be ripping up the provinces contract with Starlink.
Ontario wont do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy, Ford said.
Were done with that.
We never started this fight…but were going to win this fight.
The U.S. and America are in the early stages of a trade war.
On February 1, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico.
We just arent going to be using American companies, Ford said during his press conference.
We need to purchase from Canada and Ontario.
Further tariffs targeting Musk and other alliesare on the table.
Musk and the trade war with America are hot topics on the campaign trail.
We need to be very targeted, very surgical, very precise,she said.
One of the characteristics of the Trump administration is they like to traffic in uncertainty, Freeland added.
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