Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Ottawa should "pause the implementation" of the tax during a speech in the Empire Club last year. A spokesperson for the government said his position on it remains the same.
Published Jun 27, 2025 at 7:32pm
Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe, left too right, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Premier Dough Ford speak to media following the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is "terminating all discussions on trade with Canada" and threatening new tariffs over Ottawa's plans to push ahead with a digital services tax at the end of the month.
Trump says Washington will notify Canada about new tariff rates required "to do business with the United States" within the next week.
Trump made the comments in a post on his social media account this afternoon, calling it a "direct and blatant attack on our country."
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