Episode 239: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Digital Services Tax

July 07, 2025 00:20:52
Episode 239: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Digital Services Tax
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Episode 239: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Digital Services Tax

Jul 07 2025 | 00:20:52

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Show Notes

Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to suspend all trade negotiations with Canada unless it rescinded the digital services tax, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the government was rescinding the tax. The rise and fall of the Canadian DST was marked by repeated warnings of potential U.S. retaliation, the Canadian government’s dismissal of the risks, and no shortage of confusion about the tax itself. There have been multiple Law Bytes podcast episodes on the DST over the years, but this episode takes stock of its rise and fall. The episode examines what the DST is, what just happened, and what it means for the future of digital policy in Canada.

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