The Carney government is scrapping the new Digital Services Tax after trade talks with the U.S. broke down over the issue. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with David Pierce, Vice-President with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about why the new tax was so controversial and why the Americans wanted it gone.
On today's show:
- Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa, on the latest on the City of Ottawa employee charged with vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument
- William Pellerin, trade lawyer, with an update on the Carney government's goal of dismantling interprovincial trade barriers
- The Daily Debrief Panel with Tom Mulcair and Chris Day
- Eddie Sheppard from Abacus Data on Canada's national pride ahead of Canada Day, and what the new polling data suggests
The Vassy Kapelos Show