Commerce conflict begins: After Trump’s tariffs, Canada province bans US corporations & dumps Musk’s Starlink

US President Donald Trump (File photograph)

Canada’s Ontario on Monday banned US corporations from authorities contracts in a transfer that may scrap $100-million cope with Elon Musk‘s Starlink.
Doug Ford, premier of Ontario, stated the ban would persist except the Trump administration lifts lately imposed tariffs on Canada.
Final 12 months, the Doug dispensation had inked an settlement with Musk, who’s a key a part of the Trump authorities, to ship high-speed web to distant residents in rural and northern Ontario.
“Yearly, the Ontario authorities and its businesses spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to construct Ontario. US-based companies will now lose out on tens of billions of {dollars} in new revenues. They solely have President Trump responsible. We’re going one step additional. We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario received’t do enterprise with folks hellbent on destroying our economic system. Canada did not begin this struggle with the U.S., however you higher consider we’re able to win it,” the Ontario premier wrote on X.

Earlier, Ford introduced that his officers would quickly be eradicating American merchandise from provincial liquor retailer cabinets.
His assertion got here a day after British Columbia Premier David Eby introduced that the native authority will cease shopping for liquor from US Republican states.
Canada’s transfer is in retaliation to Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, a transfer that has triggered sharp reactions from international leaders and monetary markets.
The tariffs, which Trump says are geared toward defending American staff and industries, have sparked fears of financial retaliation from affected nations.
In the meantime, Trump stated that he would discuss to Trudeau at 3.00 PM about drug pouring by means of the borders of Canada.
“Canada doesn’t even enable U.S. Banks to open or do enterprise there. What’s that each one about? Many such issues, however it’s additionally a DRUG WAR, and lots of of 1000’s of individuals have died within the U.S. from medication pouring by means of the Borders of Mexico and Canada. Simply spoke to Justin Trudeau. Shall be talking to him once more at 3:00 PM,” Trump stated on his social media platform Fact Social.