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Ontario rips up $100M Starlink contract ahead of U.S. tariffs

www.cp24.com Ontario pausing retaliatory measures after tariffs postponed, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is pausing a suite of retaliatory measures that it was set to begin implementing following an 11th hour postponement of U.S. tariffs.

Ford’s office made the announcement Monday and said the government is also banning other American companies from provincial contracts going forward

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1d ago

Ontario ends $100M Starlink agreement ahead of U.S. tariffs

www.cp24.com /news/2025/02/03/ontario-rips-up-100m-starlink-contract-ahead-of-us-tariffs/

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Isnt a contract something that you get in trouble for ripping up and not paying? Like that's the definition of a contract
- Depends on the contract and the clauses. We dont know what it says or how its worded.
  
  Why wasn't that published? Seems like the most important aspect of this story
- If the penalty is less than the increased tarrifs then they're still saving money
  
  Tarifs on what? This is about goods being purchased from a US company
- What's Elon going to do? March up there to Ontario and throw a tantrum on the steps of the capitol building? He can take them to court in Canada, but that would take years.
  
  Yes, he will take them to court. He might take them to court in the US. Where was the contract signed?
  If they have any assets in the US, those could get frozen. Or if they do business in the US, those transactions could get seized.
  
  What’s the practical effect of the US seizing Canadian property? We’ve seen what proposed tariffs did, and that was galvanize a whole nation to call Trumps bluff. Do you think taking them to court and seizing assets is going to work better than the tariffs?
  
  Greed
  
  I'm sorry, I don't understand exactly what you mean.
  
  He would freeze the money because "look more money. I want money. I take money. I like money"
  Its pretty simple
- The US gov’t can just punish them by tariffing them more! Problem solved! /s

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