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Ontario once again promises to nix $100 million Starlink deal over Trump tariffs

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to end the province's $100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink.

The contract was signed in November of last year and tasked Starlink with providing internet service to remote parts of Ontario .

Ford said that if the tariffs persist that the region will be forced to issue its own 25 percent surcharge on electricity exported to the US .

Ford has also floated the idea of issuing a surcharge to mineral exports or ending them entirely.

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