<![CDATA[Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump.]]>Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump.

Those concessions got us nowhere.

Prime Minister Carney, now is not the time to concede further ground. Canada must show resolve in the face of Trump's bullying and stand up for workers, jobs, and Canadian industries.

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Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News

The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told Radio-Canada.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/94c1e505-87a8-4814-a31d-2a812c3a37cd/canada-has-already-paid-an-entry-fee-in-these-negotiations-dropping-counter-tariffs-and-scrapping-the-digital-services-tax-a-modest-tax-on-the-world-s-most-profitable-tech-giants-at-the-behest-of-donald-trump.RSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 15:54:25 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 17:46:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:06:21 GMT]]>@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @avilewis The UK has a DST? So only cusma the issue?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JohnCrowden/statuses/116462661213007957https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JohnCrowden/statuses/116462661213007957Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:06:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:23:42 GMT]]>@JohnCrowden @avilewis

The DST was never going to survive a challenge under the existing CUSMA rules, and likely was in contravention of the WTO rules. Trudeau was warned about this but did it anyway.

As it was, the big digital media companies just added extra fees to Canadian companies wanting to advertise on their sites until the tax was dropped.

If we've learned anything over the last few years it should be that tariffs only punish Canadians with higher prices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Sir_Osis_of_Liver/statuses/116450225162961453https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Sir_Osis_of_Liver/statuses/116450225162961453Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:29:27 GMT]]>@avilewis

My guess is trumpie's breath is awful.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/116450011841403983https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/116450011841403983Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:29:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:28:53 GMT]]>@avilewis

Am I the only one who sees something weird about this pic?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/116450009642350066https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/Uair/statuses/116450009642350066Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:28:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:59:21 GMT]]>@avilewis Carney should add the tax back, multiplied by the number of negotiation false starts

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://breakpoint.cafe/users/brunoph/statuses/116449893527575137https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://breakpoint.cafe/users/brunoph/statuses/116449893527575137Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:59:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations -- dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:53:44 GMT]]>@avilewis Bring back the DST

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JohnCrowden/statuses/116449635502824539https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JohnCrowden/statuses/116449635502824539Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:53:44 GMT