Now that the election is over, stop the digital services tax

If Canada hopes to be part of a robust North American trade framework and agreement, it should drop this unwise proposal to introduce a digital services tax.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Ottawa last May. The Liberal government needs to abandon its recent support for a digital services tax (DST), which would violate the provisions of the USMCA by selectively targeting large U.S. internet companies, writes Joe Kennedy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOE KENNEDY

November 6, 2019

Canadians have returned Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party to government, albeit without either a majority of the House of Commons or a plurality of the popular vote. Mr. Trudeau will therefore have to work with other parties in order to get the votes needed for any new initiatives to pass. One o...

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