Canada's Ontario bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Elon Musk's Starlink deal over Trump tariffs

Canada's Ontario dumped a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink in a pushback to US tariffs.

Ontario, Canada's most populous province and its economic engine, announced Monday a ban on US companies bidding on tens of billions of dollars worth of government contracts, and dumped a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink in a pushback to US tariffs.

"Ontario won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on X. (AFP)

"Ontario won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on X. “US-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame.”

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