The Canadian province of Ontario on Monday announced it was banning contracts with US companies in retaliation over President Trump’s expected tariffs — including scrapping a nearly $70 million deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The premier of Ontario said Monday he’s “ripping up” the $68 million contract between the province and Elon Musk’s Starlink over Trump tariffs.

The Starlink contract, signed in November and to be finished in June, was supposed to provide high-speed internet access through the company’s satellite service to 15,000 homes and businesses in some of Canada’s most northern communities.

PC leader Doug Ford is ripping up Ontario's contract with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet access to rural, remote and northern communities, he said in a statement Monday.

Ontario’s premier said he’s “ripping up” the contract between his province and Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service, following President Trump’s decision to target Canada with 25 percent tariffs,

Ontario will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas, as part of the province’s response to U.S. tariffs, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford also emphasised that his government would be "ripping up" its C$100m ($68m; £55.1) contract with Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink. "Ontario won't do business with people hell-bent on destroying our economy,