Update: After this story was published, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an agreement to pause the tariffs. In response, Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario's retaliatory measures will also be paused. Read more here. In the wake of U. Ford, the Progressive Conservative leader and premier, announced Monday morning that Ontario would ban U. They only have President Trump to blame," said Ford, adding that the government would go "one step further.
Asked at a press conference on Monday morning whether the province would face any penalties for breaking the contract, Ford gave no specific numbers but said he believes Ontario has a legal argument if it does go to court.
The move follows calls from the Liberals and NDP to scrap the partnership with Musk, a Trump ally, and Ford saying last week in response to a question from The Trillium that he would " keep an eye " on the deal. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said on Jan. This is a destructive man child who proudly styles his leadership after a dictator, and is championing the 25 per cent tariff on Canada," said Crombie.
Asked about this at a press conference on Jan. They came out on top. They're the largest in the entire world, as everyone knows. Other companies couldn't even handle the infrastructure, but I can assure you, we'll keep an eye on that. But we need to deliver internet as we promised," he said. The deal raised eyebrows when it was announced shortly after the U.
On Monday, Stiles applauded the decision to kill the Starlink contract but said the government needs to move quickly to make sure that a Canadian alternative provider is found quickly. Musk responded to Ford's announcement on social media on Monday, posting "Oh well" on X. The plan to rip up the Starlink deal follows Ford announcing on Sunday that he'd instructed the LCBO to remove all American products from their shelves by the time the U.
