July 03, 2025

Canada’s Digital Tax Backtrack: Fair Play or Policy Fail?

11 minutes

Canada’s proposed Digital Services Tax (DST) aimed to make tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon pay their fair share. However, after the U.S. issued trade threats and political pressure, Canada backed down, scrapping the tax before it ever took effect entirely.

In this episode, I break down:

What the DST was and how it worked

Why did Canada introduce it in the first place

The risks, criticisms, and U.S. retaliation that followed

Why the UK is standing firm while Canada backed down

And my take on a better approach to ensure tech giants contribute fairly without hurting Canadian businesses and startups

💡 Bottom line: If we want to strengthen Canada’s digital future, is taxing it the solution, or is there a more innovative way to empower it?

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July 03, 2025

Canada’s Digital Tax Backtrack: Fair Play or Policy Fail?

11 minutes

In this episode, I break down:

What the DST was and how it worked

Why did Canada introduce it in the first place

The risks, criticisms, and U.S. retaliation that followed

Why the UK is standing firm while Canada backed down

And my take on a better approach to ensure tech giants contribute fairly without hurting Canadian businesses and startups

💡 Bottom line: If we want to strengthen Canada’s digital future, is taxing it the solution, or is there a more innovative way to empower it?

📖 Read the full write-up: Canada’s Digital Tax Backtrack: Fair Play or Policy Fail?

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