{"id":34114,"date":"2025-03-08T04:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T04:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=34114"},"modified":"2025-03-08T04:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T04:04:15","slug":"canadian-premier-cancels-100000000-contract-with-elon-musk-in-retaliation-for-trump-tariffs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=34114","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Premier cancels $100,000,000 contract with Elon Musk in retaliation for Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has pulled the plug on a massive $100 million deal with Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink in\u00a0response\u00a0to the U.S. President\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0CBC<\/em>, Ford announced that the province had scrapped its contract with Musk\u2019s satellite internet company as part of the ongoing North American trade dispute.<\/p>\n

He also declared that moving forward, U.S.-based companies would be barred from participating in provincial procurement, criticizing Trump for having\u00a0\u201cchosen chaos\u201d<\/em>\u00a0over economic cooperation.<\/p>\n

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The Premier said Ontario is hitting the US back (GEOFF ROBINS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This decision follows a warning from the 60-year-old MPP, who had threatened to cut power to 1.5 million American customers after U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he called \u2018catastrophic\u2019 new tariffs on Canada.<\/p>\n

Although there was a temporary 30-day halt on the plan, Trump has now officially approved a rollout of 25% tariffs on Canadian exports and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy.<\/p>\n

Since returning to the White House in January, the 47th president has stated that China, Mexico, and Canada must be\u00a0\u201cheld accountable for their promises to halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the US.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Adding fuel to the fire, Trump suggested that the only way for Canada to avoid the tariffs would be to become a\u00a0\u201ccherished\u201d<\/em>\u00a051st state.<\/p>\n

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Canada has threatened further measures against the US if the trade war \u2018persists\u2019 (NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, was founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who also leads the U.S. president\u2019s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force.<\/p>\n

The company had only signed a deal with the province last November to deliver high-speed internet to 15,000 homes and businesses in rural and remote areas by this summer.<\/p>\n

However, when questioned about the contract during a press conference on Tuesday (March 4), Ford stated:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s done, it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

This decision follows Ontario\u2019s main liquor wholesaler and retailer announcing that it will also stop purchasing and selling U.S. alcohol.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump and Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are now in a trade war over tariffs (NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Premier once again issued a warning about cutting off power to the U.S., telling lawmakers in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota that if the trade war\u00a0\u201cpersists,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Ontario will impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to those states\u2014and might even shut down the supply entirely.<\/p>\n

Along the same lines, he also suggested the province could either tax or halt mineral exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n

Ford stated:\u00a0\u201cThis is not the outcome anyone wanted.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe could have poured our efforts into making Canada and the US the two richest, most successful, safest, most secure two countries on the planet. Unfortunately, one man \u2014 President Trump \u2014 has chosen chaos instead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ontario officials are concerned that the import tariffs could severely impact\u00a0key\u00a0industries such as auto manufacturing and steel production while also driving up retail prices and worsening inflation.<\/p>\n

Ford emphasized:\u00a0\u201cWe also need to be ready to dig in for a long fight.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be ready to escalate using every tool in our tool kit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Toronto Sun<\/em>, Ford\u2014who secured his third consecutive majority last week\u2014had previously made an even stronger statement:\u00a0\u201cIf they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything, including cutting off their energy \u2014 with a smile on my face.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThey need to feel the\u00a0pain. They want to come at us hard? We\u2019ve got to go back twice as hard.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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