The Digital Services Tax is bad on its own terms   In light of Donald Trump’s social media announcement that he’s ending trade negotiations with Canada over the federal government’s stubborn insistence on its Digital Services Tax (DST), we must remember that the DST isn’t just

… … … … {told you} #c11 #c18

.Michael Geist tells WSJ it is "shocking" how Canadian officials -- under former PM Trudeau and current PM Carney -- dismissed the risks of irking the U.S. and face severe retaliation with a digital services tax. On WSJ wires:

Remember when I spoke before the Senate and discussed, I detail, the retaliatory consequences of #C11 and instead of listening certain Senators just insisted they wanted to ‘shake up the status quo’ and totally dismissed me? Yeah… so…. How’s that going….?

Ignoring the Warning Signs: Why Did the Canadian Government Dismiss the Trade Risks of a Digital Services Tax? michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/ignori…

The Canadian government caves on the DST. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 says government will rescind it altogether with no payments due tomorrow. What a series of ridiculous blunders over several years to get to this point. x.com/FP_Champagne/s…

It was a bad tax. It was a $ grab. It would have meant an increase to the 🇨🇦 consumer. It ran afoul of trade agreements and everyone knew it. To name a few. Wait until they see #C11…

Progress doesn’t pause for nostalgia. As industries evolve, leadership means adapting, not lobbying regulators to drag innovation back into the past. The CRTC hearings make this clearer than ever. #C11

Weeks after weeks of hearings, demand after demand for ‘meaningful contributions’. But I guess when that meaningful contribution doesn’t land directly in their pockets, it doesn’t count. Disgusting. Just disgusting. #c11 ctvnews.ca/entertainment/…

Reposting this thread I shared from back in Nov. 2024 incase everyone needs a reminder of what contributing to the entertainment eco system means... Great job so far gang... #C11