Summary

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced he is canceling a $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink and banning U.S. firms from provincial contracts in retaliation for Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.

Ford warned that American companies could lose “tens of billions” in revenues.

Canada and Mexico have imposed counter-tariffs, while Ontario also plans to remove American liquor brands from stores.

Trump responded by suggesting Canada should become the U.S.’s 51st state to avoid tariffs, arguing Canada’s trade surplus makes it economically dependent on the U.S.

  • Jumuta
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    18 hours ago

    oh shit is this the same braindead guy from not just bikes?

    • Voroxpete
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      16 hours ago

      Yeah, he’s an absolute piece of shit and it’s really weird to see him on the right side of this one.

      Ford honestly scares me, because he’s the kind of right wing asshole who knows how to pick his battles. He’s smart enough to see a losing cause and stay the fuck away from it. He’ll probably be prime minister some day, especially if PP manages to flame out at the next election.

      • FelixCress@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        he’s an absolute piece of shit and it’s really weird to see him on the right side of this one.

        He’s smart enough to see a losing cause and stay the fuck away from it.

        That’s your answer.

        • Voroxpete
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          11 hours ago

          Oh, yeah, I said it was weird, I didn’t say I had any questions about it. I know damn well why he’s doing this.

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      17 hours ago

      And his brother was the one that was addicted to crack!

        • Banana
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          15 hours ago

          No that was Rob and he’s dead

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            11 hours ago

            The better Ford died.

            I’m not lying. Watch footage of him. He was a crackhead and an alcoholic but you could tell he cared about the people he cared about. DoFo is a mob shill.

            • Banana
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              11 hours ago

              Tbf I’m in MB and didn’t agree with either of them haha, I wasn’t close enough to really see what Rob did for the city so take my opinion with a grain of salt