Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that at the end of weekly trade talks they continued after Canada abolished their plan Tax American technology companies.
American President Donald Trump said Friday to suspend her Trade conversations with Canada Through its plans to continue taxes on technological companies, which called a “direct and rude attack on our country”.
The Canadian government has announced “In anticipation” of the trade offer “Canada would abolish” Digital Tax Service. The tax is set into effect on Monday.
Carney and Trump spoke on the phone Sunday, and Carne’s office said they agreed to continue negotiations.
“Today’s announcement will support the continuation of negotiations at 21. July 2025. year, the time frame was appointed this month of the G7 leader in Cananaskis,” Carney said in the statement.
Carney visited Trump In May in the White House, where he was kind but firm. Trump traveled to Canada G7 Summit In Albert, where Carney said Canada and the United States set a period of 30 days for trade negotiations.
Trump, in the post on the social media network last Friday, said that Canada informed the United States to impose a tax on digital services, which refers to Canadian and foreign companies dealing with online users in Canada.
Digital service tax was due to HIT companies involving Amazon, Google, TargetUber and Airbnb With 3% of income from the user of Canadian users. It would be applied retroactively, leaving American companies with an American account for $ 2 billion due at the end of the month.
Daniel Beland, Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal, called Carney’s withdrawal of the “clear victory” for Trump.
“At some point, this move may have been needed in the context of the Canadian trade negotiations, but Prime Minister CARNEI also agreed to simply continue these negotiations, which is a clear victory for both Big Tect,” Beland said.
He said Carney seems vulnerable to President Trump trips.
“President Trump forced PM Carney to do exactly what a major technician lasted. The CEO of the US will be very satisfied with this outcome,” Belland said.
The Canadian Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne also talked to US Secretary Treasuri Scott Besenta on Sunday.
“Routeing digital services will enable negotiations on the new economic and security relationship with the United States to achieve vital progress,” said Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe in the statement.
Trump announcement on Friday was the most recent transport Trade war It was launched from another term in January. Progress with Canada is Roller Coster, starting from the American president who knocked at the northern Nations Neighbor and suggests that it will absorb it State.
Canada and US talked to mitigate The Steep Tariff Series Trump imposed to the goods from the American neighbor.
Trump imposed 50% tariff on Steel and aluminum as well as 25% of carifs on the car. It also charges import taxes in most countries, although it could set rates 9. July, after 90 days ago.
Canada and Mexico faces separate tariffs of as many as 25%, which Trump has spaced the stoppage of fentanial smuggling, although some products are still protected within the American and Mexican in Canada, which was signed during Trump’s first term.
