“Elbows up” and knees bent. As expected given the nature of their dependency, the Canadian government has rescinded the digital services tax against U.S. tech companies.
The June 30th collection is halted and the Canadian government led by Mark Carney will be bringing legislation to rescind the tax entirely.
CANADA – […] Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, announced today that Canada would rescind the Digital Services Tax (DST) in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States. Consistent with this action, Prime Minister Carney and President Trump have agreed that parties will resume negotiations with a view towards agreeing on a deal by July 21, 2025.
The DST was announced in 2020 to address the fact that many large technology companies operating in Canada may not otherwise pay tax on revenues generated from Canadians. Canada’s preference has always been a multilateral agreement related to digital services taxation. While Canada was working with international partners, including the United States, on a multilateral agreement that would replace national digital services taxes, the DST was enacted to address the aforementioned taxation gap.
The June 30, 2025 collection will be halted, and Minister Champagne will soon bring forward legislation to rescind the Digital Services Tax Act. (LINK)
In the bigger picture Canada has a serious problem.
Canada is entirely dependent on the USA; there is no part of the Canadian economic system that can survive without total dependence on the USA. The Canadian economy is currently stagnant and their leftist government is desperate to find a way to collect revenue somehow, any way possible. Additionally, President Trump is going to end the USMCA trade agreement and shut down a majority of the benefits Canada has been extracting.
The most remarkable aspect to this reality is the denial within Canada. There are maybe a handful of honest Canadian economists, financial types and/or pundits who understand economic matters that are willing to outline and explain the details of Canada’s vulnerability…..
…. The rest are in denial, shouting ‘elbows up’ as if that is going to change the inevitable. The pretending is strong amid the snow Mexicans. Their denial is a mass formation psychosis. Stunningly so.
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Like Zelensky, the Canucks have no cards to play.
Canada is America’s largest state park.
Funny!
This argument sounds so silly to me from the Canuck government. Isn’t a company that pays taxes already able to work in Canada? I mean, how much money do you want?
I have to really laugh at the whole exchange, because Carney was so sure of himself that this was a good idea. And now we have this about-face. Canada has been offered as another sacrifice to the globalist “gods” as it were. Electing a banker that will continuously fleece the country, is a truly a sad sight to see.
Canadians needs to realize that all those years under Castro’s illegitimate son did nothing but suppress their gumption and industry; in essence, they became euroweenies. Elbows up? More like “bend over and spread ’em” and only the western provinces seem ready to bolt the socialist paradise.
We’ll take ’em.
The Western province are just as exploited as the US. That’s why they’ve had enough.
“Canada’s preference has always been a multilateral agreement related to digital services taxation.”
Trump to “Carnival Barker” Carney:
What part of NO multilateral agreements don’t you understand?!
The part that realizes that the USMCA is in extremis and has developed a death rattle.
“Ooops! We didn’t mean anything by this.” – Mark Carney (a/k/a ‘Hoser’)
freaking hilarious.
Well it’s time as a nation they grow up. First they can learn who’s been packing their lunches all these decades. After that maybe they might start having a better attitude and then maybe just maybe they can learn how to correct their past mistakes but first, the first thing they gonna need to find them someone like we have a real leader and throw Carney back to where he came from.
So then the Canadians got a long row to hoe!!
The govt is very liberal along with their voter base in the east an BC.
Since when does a liberal learn any type of lesso n in reality?
They will go all in the fight the oppression of the US. Nothing will penetrate that mindset.
Nothing.
Can’t help but believe President Trump will come through for Canada. Don’t know how but, given the chance and backing, he will help them grow away from ownership of China and EU and into a self sustained, if not limited, environment . We’re not their keepers but we aren’t their tormenters either.
America first!
not until Trump has them kissing the ring…
The Lord helps those who help themselves!
It is Canada who has to come through for Canada. After decades of shooting lala in their arms, what seems like tormenting may just be a needed dose of reality!
And, there are Canadians who would like to be the US’ 51st state: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-alberta-referendum-rules-looming-as-calls-for-separation-met-with-opposition-petition-1.7574143
Poker analogy:
A bluff that did not hang around to see what the match and raise was going to be.
Maybe there was no “plan” to this at all.
Perhaps desperation?
Canada reminds me of the kiddult living in the basement. They’re unable to live and function on their own without doing the hard things necessary, all the while they fuss about how awful and dominating their parents are. They waste money on wants (all the while calling them needs), but claim it’s too expensive to move out. Yuk.
Also entitled to live in the basement while disparaging the parents
Canada was a vibrant ‘get it done’ Country until after the ‘Cold War’. My Father (WW2) Army veteran, always praised the Canadians for their grit.
Myself, served , (’59-72 in the RAF) found them just as my Father mentioned. I have lived in Canada since ’75 and since then, the Govt. leadership has driven this Country down the drain, except Harper , who was Conservative.
Western Canada has had enough of the Liberal mantra and Separation is on the cards.
LMFAO…
Thank you President Trump
Pulling out the Trump Card immediately exposes Carnival Carney and his Clownshow Cohorts…
Overrated twits…
Our Fearless Leaders
Ha Ha Ha Ha
It sure is embarrassing to be Canadian these days…
Annex the shite out of us please!!!
What reaction did Carney expect, I ask myself.
He chose to pull the trigger on what he no doubt thought was his biggest gun against a man who returned fire by dropping a metaphorical B2 economic bomb on his doorstep.
And now he understands just how little power he has in President Trump’s world.
FAFO
The King will have to sell some of the crown jewels to prop up Canada. We’re sick and tired of doing it.
Canada has no cards either. Like Zman they pretend they do.
Canada’s candle is a out to go out. Actions have consequences.
Let them turn to KC3, they made such a show over having him there a couple of months ago. Ask the Crown for help. Haha, as if.
The Brits can’t even help themselves anymore, let alone a failing and flailing colony.
Unfortunately, due to geography, we will have to deal with them. They’ve been very welcoming to those who chant “Death to America” as well as our greatest, present geopolitical rival.
PS. and the Conservatives in Canada were nearly as bad in this as were the Liberals; they’ve often worked together — you just have to go back, do some digging, and look at the votes…it isn’t a hard dig, but you do have to go and look.
Perhaps taking all the draft dodgers from the 60’s wasn’t such a good idea now that they have attained political influence and are now in control.
The Canadian media and justice system are totally corrupt. Their 2 trillion $ economy ranks them with South American countries. Where can they go; how can they get there? Like President Trump stated, “Canada has nothing that America needs”.
So Carney just wanted his five minutes in the news cycle to appear tough. The MSM probably won’t spend five seconds announcing the reversal.
To be a successful negotiator, you have to be willing to walk away.
President Trump excels at the old adage “If they can’t see the light, make them feel the heat.”
Carney policies are so his companies can profit. His companies are registered offshore, and he saved himself 5 billion dollars in taxes that would otherwise have been paid in Canada.
Ah !
This is just a silly question, only because every time I see Sundance write/use it, I laugh out loud…
How many times do you think Sundance has been called a “RACIST” for using the term “Snow Mexicans.”
And who do you think gets the most upset, Mexico or Canada?
Mexico isn’t a race. It’s a country.
A place isn’t a race.
Use that truth and almost all of the lies fall apart.
Yep, actually Hispanic is Caucasian . Even with the of Latin descent box
There was a time when I looked forward to traveling to Canada again.
I will save my hard earned $ for other endeavors.
Canada depends on OPM….a slave state to the EU
Dear canada….you would be better off as our 51st state! now you’re just snowmexico
I do not think that the Canadians are pretending. I am getting the growing feeling that they are waiting, along side the Europeans, Chinese, etc.
It is as if they know something devastating will happen to the US, prez Trump, both, or maybe, more, and once this calamity kicks off then these taxes, tariffs, various impositions, etc. become pushed aside for the emergency changes everything.
The emergency changes everything, except the current elites stay in power and continue to bleed us dry.
I partially agree with you. But I don’t think that they are waiting for a calamity.
I just think that they were hoping that SCOTUS would tie PDJT’s hands by allowing district court judges to act as president, that BBB wouldn’t be allowed to be voted on, that the Parliamentarian wouldn’t be slapped down, that Iran would be hog tied, that tariffs would show economic disaster for the USA, or that many other ways the Uniparty-Globalists has tried to destroy him would work.
He has too many competent people working for him in his inner circle. They understand the mission.
Of course, Satan never stops trying. Even though he has been sentenced to death, he will still try when he is kicked out of heaven by Michael and sent to trick us at the 6th Trump. Jesus will return at the 7th Trump and make it right. But to the very end, Satan keeps trying even though it is written that he will fail.
Dear Canada,
Thanks for rescinding that. We will gladly resume talks, maybe next week, may in the next month, or two, or three. We’ll have to check our calendar. We’re kind of busy winning here. We have Independence Day coming the we need to prepare. And summer vacations. Maybe you’ll be serious next time. We’ll see.
I can absolutely see ALberta wanting to leave and join the usa … would definitely be in their interests to do so
CACO Monday
We don’t care, stay out of the US and keep your canacrap to your canaselves bye
Oh my, Mark Carney sure made himself look foolish. ”
That old proverb is never more true here: If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
Snow Signor Roberto
“Elbows up” and knees bent.” that is how I want you as he consults with his most trusted toadie, about how he wants things done when they go talk with the big guy about how we all can plot to recover Position. Here please demonstrate the position now, “What is that Maple Syrup of your tunic as toadie assumes the position.” says Batiatus.
he, the voice = Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
trusted toadie = Ashur
the big guy = Gaius Claudius Glaber, the defacto head of the State that is also in the same position as Batiatus often finds himself, see position role.
we = the collective of he, toadie and big guy; but what he really means in his pattern of speech is, “Once again the unfortunate position I find myself in due to my incessant desire to scheme for position I will never achieve with the big guy.”
Position = a Batiatus metaphor often used in Starz’s production of Spartacus.
“Elbows up” and knees bent.” = The assumed, actual, physical position Batiatus seeks to put the others in as away to gain position.
the Godzilla of the Voice’s day = focus of Batiatus’ and Glaber’s rath of lost Position, never is in the scene, is a mind renting brain virus of Rome. Needs no introductions. Hell, even in far flung corners of Land; living under a rock all knows of this Thracian.
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Ran this through GPT-4o, thirty seconds after reading Sundance’s lastest. Sorry can’t post picture results of playing some Q&A with bot, little bit of image tweeking with image rendering. And, low and behold.
Asha, in the proper position as Batiatus stands behind him lift Toga. With plenty of incorporated imagery based on the Q&A. Things like: Ashur’s hike up Tunic looks surprisingly like the flag of Canada, a bushel of corn over in a dark corner, a presidential like desk with a picture of the Glaber over it, the desk top covered with torn up traded agreements from lost of position. While little chant bubbles floated around through the second story view that overlooks the training grounds saying. “We want Spartacus. We want Spartacus “
But I think all get the picture by Sundance opening line.
The is just not next level use of ChatBot, that is polymath at it finest.
Looking back the length of Q&A. Lots of those questions would have settled with a some simple change to the primer.
the a.i. figured out the distinction with ‘the big guy’s as a small shallow type guy that needs to puff himself into when actually confronting The Big Guy. Lots of Q&A was about disambiguating this mix up by not using we = “…The Big Guy.”
Just another “EyeBlink”
The chatbot made a total mess of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
It’s time to kick the middle aged kid living in the basement out….
Yes Canada…it’s time to find a life….
Because a “partner” you are not…
Carney and his hockey team REALLY showed strength and determination with THAT sorry episode. It was a total clown move.
I wish we would tell Canada that it’s too late and put the screws to Canada. Push the western provinces to succeed from the eastern communist. Then offer the western provinces a unified statehood. A western socially moderate 51st state would be ok by me. It would be the largest expansion of the United States since the Louisiana purchase . I don’t want anything to do with anything east of Winnipeg !
Canada id delusional about there importance to the world. Canada would be completely ignored if it did not share its southern border with the USA.
Margaret Thatcher said it best, “The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money!”
Sundance said it pretty well too, “The pretending is strong amid the snow Mexicans.”
Tick tock, Canada!
I live in Victoria BC. Canadians are the most brainwashed people in all of the West
The average citizen is excited (I know I talk to the daily) by the idea of aligning with the EU economically instead of America. They love the idea of Taxing US companies, reject freedom of speech, private property and gun rights. They’re post-deomcratic and totally lost from the perspective of being a Western Ally. Our leaders sold us out for beyond even America’s
Canada will suddenly welcome state hood in 6 months to a year after all the American money is gone.