Ontario pauses threat to rip up $100m contract with Elon Musk's Starlink after Trump concession on Canada tariff
Ontario pauses threat to rip up $100m contract with Elon Musk's Starlink after Trump concession on Canada tariff
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Trump has agreed to postpone tariffs on Canada. The Canadian province of Ontario will hold off on a threat Monday to cancel a roughly $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink after the Trump administration agreed to postpone new tariffs on Canada for a month. Earlier in the day, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province would be “ripping up” the deal involving Trump’s “best buddy” and the head of the DOGE government “efficiency” operation.
Ford argued that the Trump administration’s previous stance imposing tariffs on Canada meant U.S. companies shouldn’t have access to the billions in procurement and building funds the province spends each year. “They only have President Trump to blame,” he warned. The Independent has contacted Starlink for comment. “So long as our trading relationship with our largest trading partner is up in the air, we will continue to see many potential projects frozen and projects that were already underway put at risk,” he warned on X.
