Ontario cancels Starlink’s $ 100 million agreement in response to these rates
Doug Ford, the Prime Minister of Ontario and A President Trump’s ex -firm supporterannounced that the Canadian territory would be “Tearing” a contract for $ 100 million With Starlink of Elon Musk. The contract was signed in November last year and appointed Starlink to provide an internet service to remote parts of the province.
This happens after Trump has announced a 25 percent tariff for almost all Canadian imported goods. This prompted Canada to announce its own 25 percent tariff for US imported goods. We seem to go to a trade war for, uh, reasons? Trump says it is a fentanyl, although less than one percent of the drug arrives in this country on Canadian routes. These are data that has been confirmed by both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US Administration to apply drugsS
As of today, and until US tariffs are removed, Ontario prohibits US companies from provincial contracts.
Each year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $ 30 billion on public procurement, along with our $ 200 billion plan to build Ontario. The American business will …
– Doug Ford (@fordnation) February 3, 2025
So where do Musk and Stars enter? The richest person in the world is Trump’s close confidant and now has control over the so-called. The Ministry of Government Government or Dog, a group in the administration loaded by reducing costs and deregulation. Musk that is not chosen and is essentially just someone has access to Federal Payment System and some of Levers of the US Department of FinanceS
In Ford’s eyes, this is enough to connect Musk with Trump’s rates. He said Ontario “will not do business with people who adbent to destroy our economy" And that Musk wants “Take off the food off the table” of hardworking Canadians. The prime minister said the contract would remain null and void until “US tariffs were removed.” Ontario also prohibits all US companies from provincial contracts, which will make local businesses “lose tens of billions of dollars new revenue.”
Ford also commanded the Ontario Alcohol Control Board (LCBO) to Remove American alcohol drinks from store shelvesS He joins several other prime ministers across the country in this effort.
“Each year, LCBO sells nearly $ 1 billion in American wine, beer, spirits and selzi. No anymore," He said in a statementS Ontario has a population of over 16 million people and includes cities such as Toronto and Niagara Falls. Musk responded to Ford’s decision from Posting ‘oh well’ on xS
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