White House: Canada "gives in" to Trump
Canada "gives in" to Trump, giving up on taxing tech giants. Canada announced that it would cancel the measures targeting American tech giants such as Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook, and Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, just before the implementation of the digital services tax, and restart the stalled Canada-US trade negotiations.
White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt said on the 30th, "To put it clearly, Prime Minister Kenney and Canada have given in to President Trump and the United States. President Trump knows how to negotiate and knows he is running the best country and the best economy in the world."
Leavitt said, "It was a mistake for Canada to try to implement this tax, which would affect American technology companies." She added, "All countries need to maintain good trade relations with the United States."
Two days ago, Trump suddenly announced the "immediate termination" of all trade negotiations with Canada. Unexpectedly, this approach worked immediately.
The Canadian Treasury issued a statement late at night on June 29 that Prime Minister Kenney and US President Trump will resume trade negotiations, aiming to reach a trade agreement by July 21.
Source: rfi
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