Summary

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.”

  • Substance_P@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    It’s frustrating that $100 million is only about 0.028760% of Elon Musk’s total wealth ($347.7 billion). Let’s hope more people abandon his failing companies and that other governments and big clients follow Fords lead.

    • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I canceled my starlink after his nazi salutes, I hope a bunch more follow suit, then it could be a lot more lost reoccurring revenue for old Moscow musk