Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas as part of his response to U.S. tariffs.
The deal was set to bring SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system to 15,000 premises in rural and northern Ontario.
But Ford now says the province won't do business with people "hellbent" on destroying Ontario's economy.
Ford also says Ontario will ban all American companies from provincial contracts starting today and until U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are removed.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday to hit Canada with damaging duties of 10 per cent on energy and 25 per cent on everything else, and Ottawa has responded with retaliatory tariffs.
Ford says U.S.-based businesses will lose out on "tens of billions of dollars" in new revenues as a result of Ontario's response, adding that they only have Trump to blame.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2025.
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