Ontario’s new treasury board president won’t say how much the Ford government spent cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service, as public accounts show the decision has hampered rural broadband rollout.
At the start of the trade war with the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced he would rip up a deal with Musk, then a close ally of President Donald Trump.
The province has previously said the kill fee for what was set to be a $100-million deal is “significantly less than the contract value,” and the amount paid out was part of a negotiated settlement.
On Thursday, former infrastructure minister King…
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