Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn’t regret ripping up a contract with SpaceX for Starlink internet earlier this year, despite the fact his government will now fail to meet its broadband target, partly as a result of that decision.

Earlier this year, the premier said he was ending a $100 million deal for Elon Musk’s satellite internet service in order to punish U.S. President Donald Trump, who was a close ally of Musk’s at the time, for his tariffs.

The provincial government eventually ended up paying SpaceX a break fee to end the contract early, before it ever provided internet to homes in rural and northern Ontario.

At least partly as a result of that decision, the government admitted last week it would miss its target of providing everyone with broadband by the end of 20

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