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Starlink satellite antennas are seen at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the international trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, on Aug. 31, 2023 in Berlin. Photo by ODD ANDERSEN /AFP via Getty Images

The Canadian Press: Ottawa’s $2B loan for satellites has Tories calling for Elon Musk to step in

September 21, 2024 — 

James Fergusson, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, said Musk is “a Trump guy” who has “said things which conflict with American foreign policy as it now exists.”

But he pointed out the U.S. Defence Department uses SpaceX, Starlink’s parent company.

“To the Americans, he’s not a security problem.”

To read the full story, please visit The National Post.

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