Ford government declines to disclose Starlink cancellation cost

Ontario’s treasury board president is not saying how much the Ford government paid to end a $100 million Starlink contract, as the province continues to deal with the impact on rural broadband plans. Premier Doug Ford scrapped the deal after tensions with the United States, and the government has said the termination fee was well below the contract’s full value and was settled through negotiation. Former infrastructure minister Kinga Surma, who signed the agreement and now oversees spending, said the province is still working on its broadband strategy, but public accounts show the cancellation has made the rollout more difficult and pushed the province’s universal broadband target back to 2028.