PM Urged to Back Off Digital Tax Before White House Hemispheric Trade Summit Friday

PM Urged to Back Off Digital Tax Before White House Hemispheric Trade Summit Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with United States President Joe Biden during a family photo with G7 leaders and outreach countries and international organizations in Hiroshima, Japan on May 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Business leaders are seizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Washington on Nov. 3, to urge him to delay a controversial tax aimed at foreign tech firms that cater to Canadian audiences.

The digital services tax, which takes effect in January, is deeply unpopular with Canada’s most important ally and trading partner, says Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada.