Posted on 03/05/2025 1:30:45 PM PST by Twotone
The leader of Canada's biggest economy is ripping up a deal with 'First Buddy' Elon Musk as the country continues to try and fight back against Donald Trump's tariffs.
Doug Ford is the Premier of Ontario, home to both Canada's capital of Ottawa and largest city in Toronto.
He has been one of the most fearsome fighters against Trump's tariff war with Canada which officially went into effect after midnight on Tuesday.
Ford - who also threatened to cut off energy to the United States - launched into an attack on Musk, canceling the company's $100million CAN ($68million US) contract with Starlink satellite internet provider.
'It's done, it's gone. We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country,' Ford said.
He went even further, attacking Queen's University in Kingston, saying they should be 'embarrassed' that Musk attended the school.
Ford, a member of the country's 'Tory' party which opposes Prime Minister Trudeau's liberals, said of the decision: 'They only have President Trump to blame.'
The Premier added that this didn't need to happen.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
canadians hardest hit
I think there’s a saying for this, “Cutting off your nose to spite your face” is an idiom that means to harm yourself in order to hurt someone else. It’s used to describe a self-destructive reaction to a problem.
Yeah, that’ll show us.
Cut off nose to spite face.
Looks like Canada won’t be using inexpensive SpaceX launches to get its satellites in the space. Sucks to be them.
I am sure the folks who were looking forward to reliable connectivity in Rural Ontario are going to be thrilled with whatever crap service they can get now.
Bingo!
Crackhead logic.
No kidding.
Cutting everyone’s nose to spite his own face.
“I am sure the folks who were looking forward to reliable connectivity in Rural Ontario are going to be thrilled with whatever crap service they can get now.”
i wonder how many folks are going to die because of this?
CANADA IS NO ALLY.
“Canadian premier cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract in response to Trump’s tariffs”
yeah, that’ll sure show ‘em ... ‘em being citizens of Ontario ...
I have had enough of this, these ingrate want to take on the United States? LET’S PLAY!
They should ban any US air carriers from landing in Canada...including cargo planes.
“Take THAT, Canadian peasants!”
So his ability to negotiate is on par with Zaleski’s. Dude you just had to make a phone call and possibly some meetings. In place of loosing your satellite communications globally. Pretty sharp, what’s in the water that you all are drinking? A cheese head wants to know?
I’m going to punish my people until you listen!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.