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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he's terminating all trade discussions with Canada effective immediately.

"We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period," Trump said in a social media post.

He says he's pulling back from the bilateral trade discussions because Canada plans to move ahead with its digital services tax (DST), which requires web giants pay a special tax.

Set to take effect on June 30, the DST requires U.S. companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb pay a three per cent levy on revenue from Canadian users — a policy enacted by former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government that the Parliamentary Budget Office projects will bring in billions of dollars in revenue.

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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Congrats to Canada on their newfound status of not having to listen to trumps noise anymore.

And no worries, America will be back soon on its knees groveling for lumber and fish. Just ship it through Mexico, itll be fine.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Lol oil. Railcar from Alberta to BC, onto a tanker to Mexico, then railcar back up to Montana for the refineries that are tooled specifically for tar sands oil.

Sure it's expensive, but oil from across the pond is about to be as well, or did Iran back down on that?

[-] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

"We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying..."

How has he still not learned that it is Americans and American businesses that pay the tariffs.

[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

He knows, but he also knows that his base is too dumb to recognize it, so he lies because raising taxes on Americans is unpopular.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

He also knows that if he just repeats things people will believe them, even in spite of evidence they can see, feel and touch.

[-] Eril@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

What a stupid timeline, in which the above is true🙄

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not certain what he knows or does not know. In any case, his message to MAGA is clear, Canada will pay, and they'll believe it.

[-] Nusm@piefed.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, he did make Mexico pay for the wall that he built. Right guys? He did, didn’t he? Fox News said that he did, and they wouldn’t lie, right?!?

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[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh he knows. He's just compelled to lie by whatever that jelly is in his head that is a brain in normal people.

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thursday, Canada signs huge rare earth mineral mining deal with ~~Iceland~~ Greenland, humiliating Trump.

Friday, Trump throws a tantrum.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

As is tradition

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[-] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

That means nothing. He will taco. Then Canada will get even more pushed away from our once great partnership.

Remember how Trump fucked up the election in Canada for the conservatives? They literally had it in the bag. But Taco showed up with his tiny mushroom dick.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, well, Trump says lots of things. None of which have any meaning or worth. He'll be saying the opposite next week.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

How dare the Canadian government get American companies to pay their fair share for operating here [in Canada]

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

How dare they charge *checks notes* the same thing Visa and Mastercard charge everyone in our entire country for everything.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

At least they are not charging American Express numbers. (really blowing out your closest trading partner over 3% on netflix is nuts)

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

Lol Donald announced that he's shutting up? Canada wins

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

And U.S. consumers lose because, if there's still anyone unclear on this, we pay the goddamn tariff and not a single person in Canada.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well there is counter tarrifs on some US goods we'd hypothetically pay... if we were still buying US products, that is.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

As an embarrassed American, I would urge you to boycott any remaining goods until such time as we're not a Nazi shithole. Might be a while.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago

Canada needs to start cashing in their US Bonds. Let's watch the US economy start to crash.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like that’s probably our nuclear option and we’re holding out for now since it’s likely Trump chickens out again

[-] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Agree with @regedit Canada should cash in a few bonds, and when president felon freaks out, do a few more. Explain to the orange child that he needs to shut up about Canada, drop the tariffs and observe the trade agreements. America deserves all the backlash the world is piling on it right now. Republicans are vile scum, treat them with the disrespect they have earned.

[-] regedit@feddit.online 3 points 2 weeks ago

I hope not. Please do it. tRump and his shit-sucking base only give a shit when the leopard is dousing them and theirs in hot sauce. If crashing and burning this fucker and our country is what it takes to end him and them, don't wait! Do it slowly, like someone shredding important documents.

Bonus points if they or anyone does it each time this regime tries to lie or bury that pressure point. Rich people back this fuck-squad because they care about two things: their money and their lives. Threaten one and/or the other until they abandon him!

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[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying

...that's... not how this works...

[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

After all this time he still has no idea how tariffs work.

[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn’t matter, it’s what his sycophants believe. If Trump does it/says it - it becomes the truth to them. It’s the result of a decade or more of brainwashing on tens of millions of trump fans by Fox News etc

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[-] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Canada geese are my favorite bird. I see them by the lake all the time. They are perfectly well-behaved, until you deliberately try to piss them off.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Right? They have a terrible rep but they’re pretty fair in my experience. The only time I’ve angered one was when I stepped too close to take a picture of her babies and she did this grass filled mouth hiss at me like a cat. Which to be fair, is fair

[-] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] intheformbelow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in favour of gradual weakening of the US leading to its ultimate dismantling. The sub-300 year experiment has clearly failed, so there's zero reason for the US to exist in its current form.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I kind of believe that NA would work better as a bunch of smaller countries in an agreement similar to the EU. I say that as a Canadian who’s politics aren’t as much a dumpster fire too

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Canada should back out of the USMCA and stop respecting US IP

[-] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

It would be highly amusing for Canada to start making Star Wars films without Disney's approval, along with a little "Come get me fuckers".

[-] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 6 points 2 weeks ago

With the Trailer Park Boys as the main characters. Bubbles as Han Solo.

[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

US already contravened it, thanks to Trump, CUSMA is pretty much meaningless now. That being said, Canada wont contravene our side, but we’ll humour the US in their bullshit just as we make better deals with reliable countries, leaving the US behind.

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[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

His words have been proven to mean nothing. He just speaks without any thought, senile old man.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Aw, even though Carney tried so hard to pass bill c-2 for daddy Trump? I wonder what their new excuse for the bullshit "border" bill will be.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is the equivalent of that obnoxious kid in the neighbourhood saying they're taking their basketball home and no one can play basketball any more .... then after he leaves, someone else brings another basketball anyway.

[-] Bwaz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

We will let Canada know the tarrif that US citizens will pay to get Canadian products. That's what he means, though he is too much a dumbass to know it.

[-] rozodru@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well lets see I wonder what the reason for this could be. Could it be the deal we signed with Greeland on Thursday? Could it be the 2.5bil US companies owe us on Monday? Could it be the fact they murdered one of our Citizens? gee which one could it be?

Fuck em and fuck that country. I hate Nazi's and it makes my stomach churn that I have to live above a nation full of them.

[-] SoupBrick@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Conspiracy Time!

I wonder if they are trying to flood the 'Canada' SEO because of this recent event:

https://globalnews.ca/news/11262681/canadian-dead-ice-custody-florida/

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

The deceased lived in the US for their entire adult life. It's not like a tourist was snatched and died in custody. First, everybody should be outraged about this type of treatment happening to a human being, but there's no reason for Canada to have anything more to do with this.

[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.snekerpimp.space 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] catty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

If I were say... Disney, I'd consider planning a Canada Disney Land due to all the missed non-American's avoiding tourism in Florida. Just Sayin'...

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

ART OF THE DEAL

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