Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing that the province will rip up its $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s incoming 25 per cent tariffs.

Ford’s office made the announcement Monday and said the government is also banning other American companies from provincial contracts going forward

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    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      7·
      2 hours ago

      I don’t, but that’s mostly because I like having very good Internet access and I’m European.

      If I was USian, I’d wish I was Canadian.

      • ZeroPoke@lemmy.ca
        1·
        17 minutes ago

        What’s your Internet? I’ll you mine if your tell me yours.

        I’m gigabit both directions and I could get as high as 3. I’ve heard they are testing 5 some areas. My 1gbit is around 90 of Canadian money. It’s fibre to my apt.

      • TimboSliceEnglish
        5·
        4 hours ago

        Sucks because my profession doesn’t really exist in Canada, so I can’t bring anything of value if I try to immigrate there.

        • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          4 hours ago

          That’s an interesting statement. Feel free to not answer, but I’m curious what industry you’re in.

          • TimboSliceEnglish
            9·
            4 hours ago

            I’m a Certified Surgical First Assistant. In Canada they use RNs. I guess I could get my RN, but I’d have to go back to school.

            Edit: I worded that poorly. The role exists in Canada, but the actual profession of SFA doesn’t. I could be misinformed, but that’s what I’ve been told.

              • TimboSliceEnglish
                4·
                4 hours ago

                No problem. It’s pretty dumb. They created these positions (CST, CSFA, CSA, etc) and separated them from nurses so that they can pay lower and require different certifications and memberships. Typical American bullshit, all about the $$$

                • boonhet@lemm.ee
                  2·
                  2 hours ago

                  So you have like pretty much the same education as an RN, but a different cert?

                  I can see how that might be frustrating as hell tbh

                  • StarshotJohn@lemmy.world
                    1·
                    10 minutes ago

                    RNs go through a nursing program (many options and levels of degree), then take an exam for a license. Most RNs I interact with have an associates degree, but many have BSNs and MSNs.

                    SFAs technically don’t need anything more than a high school diploma. These days, most SFAs are certified by 1 of 2 associations. To be able to take the certification exam, you must complete an FA program (typically 2 years didactics plus about 500 cases). The majority of SFAs started as STs (surgical technoloists). To be an ST, it’s pretty much the same steps. Both of these programs only give a certification. Most STs I’ve interacted with just have a HS diploma, while a good portion these days have an associates degree. Some SFAs have bachelor’s degree and sometimes even a masters.

                    SFAs have a much more specific role in the medical field. They work strictly in surgery, while RNs have a much larger scope.

        • BCsven@lemmy.ca
          34·
          4 hours ago

          How does a profession not exist in Canada? Are you a 3rd party medical markup expert?