Ford is following through on his threats from last month, before a 30-day détente was struck between Canada and the US.
“It’s done, It’s gone,” Ford said, referencing the Starlink contract, in a press conference this morning.
“We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”.
When asked what it would cost to break the contract with Starlink, Ford didn’t appear to know, saying he would work on getting that information.
The Starlink contract cancellation is part of a larger procurement freeze by the province, which will no longer sign deals with US companies.
Ford claimed that 50 percent of the critical mineral in the US, which is used in manufacturing, comes from Ontario.
“If we have to stockpile it, if we have to ship it around the world, that’s what we’ll do,” Ford said. »