The Ontario provincial government has scrapped a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink in response to President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. Premier Doug Ford announced the decision at a press conference, stating that Ontario will no longer do business with companies that aim to destroy its economy. Ford hinted that the abandoned Starlink contract will be offered to Canadian-based Xplore, Inc. He also announced a ban on American companies bidding for provincial contracts until the tariffs are lifted, and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will cease sales of US products starting tomorrow.
The provincial government in Ontario, Canada is hitting back at President Trump 's 25 percent tariffs on the US' northern neighbor by scrapping a deal with Elon Musk 's Starlink.the move at a press conference today during a campaign stop. The decision to abandon its deal with Starlink, operated by Musk's SpaceX, comes less than three months after the Canadian province struck a deal with the rocket maker to launch the Ontario Satellite Internet program.
Ontario, Canada's economic powerhouse, inked a deal with Starlink in November 2024, to provide satellite internet access to 15,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses by June of this year.ONSAT was part of a larger $4 billion investment to expand high-speed internet access to remote portions of the province. The government described the deal as"the largest single investment in high-speed internet, in any province, by any government in Canadian history.
But it's not just Starlink being targeted by Ontario: Ford said he isn't allowing a single American company to do business with the province until the tariffs are abandoned.
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