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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will permanently cancel its $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink, even if U.S. tariffs are lifted.

The decision follows Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, which prompted Ontario to ban U.S. firms from contracts.

Ford cited Musk’s ties to Trump as a factor and said he is willing to fight potential legal fallout.

Musk previously responded to cancellation threats with a dismissive “Oh well.”

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

First sensible thing I've heard Ford say. Good on him. And can someone ELI5 for me, what exactly is a Progressive Conservative?

[–] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Conservative whenever he feels like it.

Despite the name, Ford has racked up record spending in the last few years, with the most recent fiasco being an attempt to bribe ontarians with their own money in the form of $200 cheques.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

It basically means fiscal conservative, social liberal.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago

It’s the 2nd time innit? Didn’t he just slap 25% on electricity towards the US?