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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 63 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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?

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

I’d like someone to do the maths for me how much energy will be used versus how much is created after all that…

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days 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.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 44 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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

[–] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 12 points 6 days ago

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

[–] MrDrProfJimmy@lemm.ee 13 points 6 days ago

Some of us never started

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 8 points 6 days ago

If you don't mind losing leg so the other guy gets cancer. Canada needs more time to detach first.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days 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.

[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Oh, but didn't you hear? They hold all the cards, despite not actually holding any cards....

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

If people could stop putting that man’s meat and two veg in my head, that would be great…

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 36 points 6 days ago
[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (10 children)

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

Friday, Trump throws a tantrum.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago

As is tradition

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Good. I was a bit worried that we'd make some concessions to end the tariffs. Once you've paid the Dane-geld you'll never get rid of the Dane. We have other partners to trade with.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 16 points 6 days 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.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days 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'...

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] intheformbelow@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 9 points 6 days 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

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

ART OF THE DEAL

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

That's definitely going to help him make a deal.

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