The leader of Ontario – Canada’s most populous province – has said that American companies will be banned from provincial government contracts until the US ends the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on Canada.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford also emphasised that his government would be “ripping up” its C$100m ($68m; £55.1) contract with Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink.

“Ontario won’t do business with people hell-bent on destroying our economy,” said Ford, who is running in the province snap election he called last week.

Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on Monday about the 25% import tax on Canadian goods that the US president announced at the weekend.