shockedcanadian
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Ford isn't too bright. A $100M contact (not sure if it;s Canadian or U.S currency) is, what? Maybe $30M profit for Musks company.
The guy is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
The response to Trump is to hit with tariffs and hope he doesn't escalate. Ford in his wisdom, decides to be a fake tough guy and put a target on Ontario. Brilliant move.
If Trump said, "10% for all of Canada EXCEPT Ontario who must pay 25%", Ford would look like the fool he has been for a decade as we rapidly reach insolvency and more than half of all of Canadas debt.
Doug Ford says the Ontario government is "ripping up" its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.
Ford, who plunged the province into an early election last week, said in a social media post Monday that effective immediately, the Progressive Conservative government is banning American companies from provincial contracts.
The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to enact a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports beginning Tuesday; Ottawa and the provinces are retaliating, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposing immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods, followed by further tariffs on $125 billion worth of American products in 21 days.
"Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario. U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame," Ford said in his post.
"We’re going one step further. We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy."
The guy is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
The response to Trump is to hit with tariffs and hope he doesn't escalate. Ford in his wisdom, decides to be a fake tough guy and put a target on Ontario. Brilliant move.
If Trump said, "10% for all of Canada EXCEPT Ontario who must pay 25%", Ford would look like the fool he has been for a decade as we rapidly reach insolvency and more than half of all of Canadas debt.
Doug Ford says the Ontario government is "ripping up" its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.
Ford, who plunged the province into an early election last week, said in a social media post Monday that effective immediately, the Progressive Conservative government is banning American companies from provincial contracts.
The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to enact a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports beginning Tuesday; Ottawa and the provinces are retaliating, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposing immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods, followed by further tariffs on $125 billion worth of American products in 21 days.
"Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario. U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame," Ford said in his post.
"We’re going one step further. We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy."
