The premier of Canada’s largest province says he will rip up a €66 million contract with Starlink and prevent US companies from bidding on Canadian contracts as the trade war between the countries heats up.
The leader of Canada’s most populous province said he’s ripping up a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in light of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed a deal for 100 million Canadian dollars (€66 million) with Musk’s company in November to deliver high-speed internet to rural residents.
“We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said in a post on X, while also banning American companies from bidding on provincial contracts.
Ford said US-based businesses will lose out on “tens of billions of dollars” in new revenues as a result of Ontario’s response.
“They only have President Trump to blame,” he said.
Canada and Mexico ordered retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to sweeping tariffs imposed by Trump.
Over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 25 per cent tariffs on 30 billion Canadian dollars (€20 billion) worth of goods including beverages, cosmetics and paper products.
A second list of goods worth 125 billion Canadian dollars (€83 billion) will face future tariffs and that list will include passenger vehicles, trucks, steel and aluminium products, some fruits and vegetables, beef, pork, dairy products and more.

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