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deminks

(11,526 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2025, 05:18 PM Mar 2025

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Ontario has ended its contract with Starlink [View all]

BREAKING: Ontario, Canada has banned all U.S.-based companies from government contracts, and has ended the provinceâ€™s contract with Starlink, the Elon Musk-controlled satellite network.
— Unusual Whales (@unusualwhales.bsky.social) 2025-03-04T19:52:43.756Z

BREAKING: Ontario, Canada has banned all U.S.-based companies from government contracts, and has ended the province’s contract with Starlink, the Elon Musk-controlled satellite network.

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Eloon is a Genius. His mommy said so on Fox. sarcasm:

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Ontario has ended its contract with Starlink [View all] deminks Mar 2025 OP

Good for them! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1

Good!!! sheshe2 Mar 2025 #2

Premier....equal to Governors of States - eom Tripper11 Mar 2025 #5

Thanks! sheshe2 Mar 2025 #20

Me too. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #19

I wish. sheshe2 Mar 2025 #22

I for one welcome our new great provinces California and New York with Premiers Newsom and Hochul. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #29

Can Oregon be included? Amaryllis Mar 2025 #32

And Oregon and Washington. Makes a nice sweep and connects it all by land with British Columbia. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #38

Can you vote to welcome New England, as well? Please! yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #36

I don't have to vote on it, I'm sure we'd all welcome New England! . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #37

Thank you. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #41

some cell phone providers are in with Starlink CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #3

America needs to do the same if we ever get the Government back standingtall Mar 2025 #4

Need to go through all gov contracts swong19104 Mar 2025 #14

Are they going to prohibit individuals from using it? MichMan Mar 2025 #6

Interesting question. efhmc Mar 2025 #8

No but I would love for our federal government Bev54 Mar 2025 #10

Couldn't even ban TikToc MichMan Mar 2025 #11

They didn't try, only shut down their company in Canada Bev54 Mar 2025 #12

Doesn't say. It's specifically about government contracts. AllyCat Mar 2025 #44

Evil Muck is the kind of genius who ruins governments and businesses. efhmc Mar 2025 #7

Yes, finally Bev54 Mar 2025 #9

Yes China is putting up a system airplaneman Mar 2025 #34

Thank you Doug Ford! Initech Mar 2025 #13

Everyone should do the same dalton99a Mar 2025 #15

Had to be done. But the way forward needs to be on different terms. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #16

I hope to see that psychopath broke and penniless one day. Initech Mar 2025 #31

I want to be in Ontario! Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #17

GOOD orangecrush Mar 2025 #18

Elon should have learned from the My Pillow guy? pwb Mar 2025 #21

Most nations are eventually going to ban Starlink as a threat to their national security. hunter Mar 2025 #23

Excellent! WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2025 #24

I honestly think they don't and tht is the point. They will drain this country dry. cayugafalls Mar 2025 #25

I think a lot of countries should... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #26

Awesome. TSF will backtrack on these tariffs shortly. n/t iluvtennis Mar 2025 #27

oopsie!! mistake!! CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #30

Democratic Congressional members better get their goddamn act together. Now would be good. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #28

Real link from CBC LeftInTX Mar 2025 #33

Good - I hope every country ends any contracts they have w/Leon. nt TBF Mar 2025 #35

Thank you Canada !!! SamKnause Mar 2025 #39

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Meowmee Mar 2025 #40

Their population is so much smarter than America's Dem4life1234 Mar 2025 #42

Better educational system in Canada kimbutgar Mar 2025 #43