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Canadians upset Carney caved to Trump over digital services tax (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by CircaV@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/30/canadians-react-to-cancelling-digital-services-tax/

Duh. No one elected them to go elbows down. Gonna be a short lived minority.

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[-] Sillyglow@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So does no one here understand the concept of manufactured chaos as a distraction ?

The service tax was put in place ages ago but was never enforced. It’s the same trick with the whole border czar bullshit where Donald needs to feel big about something as a distraction despite its a throw away card and often something that was already agreed upon even without the US.

Carney only kicked it up for Donald’s ego to feel like he made a deal. Why? Cuz Cheeto thrives on drama. Meanwhile Canada stole the wheat export market from right under the nose of trump. As well as a few other things no doubt.

Canada is slowly disempowering US but needs some keys to periodically dangle in Donald’s face while they do it.

Sheinbaum is a pro at this game and has been playing it cleanly for 7 months. Carney’s simply following suit.

[-] Subscript5676@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago

I’m gonna need some citations or sources for that.

AFAIK, the service tax was not “put in place ages ago”. It was put in force in June 2024, literally last year, and the first payments were expected literally yesterday, on June 30th, 2025. It’s retroactive, but still only goes back to 2022, which isn’t “ages ago”. Source

And what’s this wheat market steal you’re talking about?

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Rutte did it too with his daddy comment. Stroke the ego of the big baby and prevent more tantrum from said baby

[-] Sillyglow@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

To the simple minded it looks like that.

But I’ve already explained it goes deeper than that.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Before we applaud the 5d chess move, we are a bishop down, and no obvious plan to gain back prosperity/material. Flattering the narcisist with a sacrifice to win is indistinguishable from continued full submission and gaslighting us into it.