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cbabe

(4,536 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:49 AM Monday

Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in wake of U.S. tariffs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-ripping-up-province-contract-with-starlink-1.7448763

Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in wake of U.S. tariffs

Musk part of President Donald Trump's team that wants to destroy families, Ford says

Rochelle Raveendran · CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2025 5:18 AM PST

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is "ripping up" Ontario's nearly $100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in the wake of U.S. tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods, he said in a statement Monday.

The contract, signed in November, was meant to provide high-speed internet access through Starlink's satellite service to 15,000 eligible homes and businesses in rural, remote and northern communities by June of this year.

Musk is "part of the Trump team that wants to destroy families, incomes, destroy businesses," Ford said at a news conference in Etobicoke on Monday.

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Ford said Ontario will ban American companies from provincial contracts until U.S. tariffs are removed.

"U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame," he said in the statement.

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Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in wake of U.S. tariffs (Original Post) cbabe Monday OP

This message was self-deleted by its author berniesandersmittens Monday #1

Wrong Ford. But even still, how are you figuring that? bluesbassman Monday #2

Crap. I misread the OP berniesandersmittens Monday #3

LOL. bluesbassman Monday #4

. berniesandersmittens Monday #5

Maybe THIS Ford has a better idea. Attack Musk. GreenWave Monday #6

This is what should be done! Fuck Elon! Initech Monday #7

Meanwhile, Apple will be jamming Starlink down everyone's throats. No avoiding it in future updates. TheBlackAdder Monday #8

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bluesbassman

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2. Wrong Ford. But even still, how are you figuring that?

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 11:05 AM

Monday

Looks to me like Ford is fighting back against the Nazi.

berniesandersmittens

(11,936 posts)

3. Crap. I misread the OP

Reply to bluesbassman (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 11:08 AM

Monday

My teeth are on edge. Given Henry Ford's history i jumped to a conclusion. Deleting previous post.

Ive always said i should wear chocolate shoes so my foot at least tastes good when i put it in my mouth.

Thank you for telling me!