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<blockquote data-quote="Thebrownblob" data-source="post: 6056761" data-attributes="member: 60485">Doug Ford&#039;s attempt to unilaterally terminate Ontario&#039;s$68M contract with Starlink over a United States tariff threat (that never even happened) was a legal and financial catastrophe. Even though he&#039;s now paused the termination due to a 30-day tariff delay, the damage is already done-and Ontario taxpayers will likely be on the hook for millions.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Breach of contract - Ford&#039;s move was legally baseless, exposing Ontario to a wrongful termination lawsuit. The United States government and Starlink are not the same entity, a fact which seems to have been lost on him, and Starlink can still sue for lost profits and damages, even if the contract is reinstated.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bad faith governance - Ford&#039;s knee-jerk decision makes Ontario look unreliable to contractors, meaning future contracts will cost more as vendors factor in the risk of political interference.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taxpayer liability - If Starlink sues, Ontario could be forced to pay millions in damages plus legal fees, even before factoring in the reputational hit.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">No legal justification - The threat of tariffs is not a legal reason to break a contract. Courts won&#039;t buy Ford&#039;s excuse, and Ontario will lose in court.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Permanent business damage - This stunt signals to investors and businesses that Ontario&#039;s government makes reckless decisions based on politics, discouraging future partnerships.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Even if Ford fully reverses course, this mess will cost Ontario taxpayers, one way or another. A completely avoidable self-inflicted disaster, with literally the</li>
</ul>reasons why people have always said we can&#039;t just nationalize the 407.Bravo Doug lol <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands&nbsp; &nbsp; :clap:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f44f.png" data-shortname=":clap:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thebrownblob, post: 6056761, member: 60485"] Doug Ford's attempt to unilaterally terminate Ontario's $68M contract with Starlink over a United States tariff threat (that never even happened) was a legal and financial catastrophe. Even though he's now paused the termination due to a 30-day tariff delay, the damage is already done-and Ontario taxpayers will likely be on the hook for millions. [LIST] [*]Breach of contract - Ford's move was legally baseless, exposing Ontario to a wrongful termination lawsuit. The United States government and Starlink are not the same entity, a fact which seems to have been lost on him, and Starlink can still sue for lost profits and damages, even if the contract is reinstated. [*]Bad faith governance - Ford's knee-jerk decision makes Ontario look unreliable to contractors, meaning future contracts will cost more as vendors factor in the risk of political interference. [*]Taxpayer liability - If Starlink sues, Ontario could be forced to pay millions in damages plus legal fees, even before factoring in the reputational hit. [*]No legal justification - The threat of tariffs is not a legal reason to break a contract. Courts won't buy Ford's excuse, and Ontario will lose in court. [*]Permanent business damage - This stunt signals to investors and businesses that Ontario's government makes reckless decisions based on politics, discouraging future partnerships. [*]Even if Ford fully reverses course, this mess will cost Ontario taxpayers, one way or another. A completely avoidable self-inflicted disaster, with literally the [/LIST] reasons why people have always said we can't just nationalize the 407. Bravo Doug lol 👍👏 [/QUOTE]

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