Ford ‘ripping up’ Ontario’s $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink system

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Ford ‘ripping up’ Ontario’s $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink system

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Doug Ford says the Ontario government is “ripping up” its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.

Ford, who plunged the province into an early election last week, said in a social media post Monday that effective immediately, the Progressive-Conservative government is banning American companies from provincial contracts.

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“Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario. U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame,” Ford said in his post.

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“We’re going one step further. We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy.”

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In November, Ford’s government signed the deal with Starlink so it could run a satellite-based internet program for roughly 15,000 households and businesses starting in June.

Musk took centre stage during the election campaign, advising Trump, promoting his content on his social media platform X and appearing with him.

Ford added that “Canada didn’t start this fight with the U.S., but you better believe we’re ready to win it.”

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