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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

Take Carney's policy promise to charge US tech giants a 3% tax, a move that would defeat their incredibly clever gambit of pretending to be Irish and thus not owing any tax, anywhere: pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/e... 10/

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Pluralistic: The world needs an Ireland for disenshittification (17 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

That was a good policy! So was Carney's "elbows up" policy of sticking it to America in retaliation for Trump's flagrant violation of CUSMA, the free trade agreement negotiated by (checks notes) one Donald J Trump: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 11/

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Canada PM’s ‘elbows-up’ defense keeps Trump at bay as both parties play it cool

But divisions over tariffs and Trump’s desire to annex northern neighbor simmer under surface as leaders meet

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

Unfortunately, Mark Carney didn't get the memo from (checks notes) Mark Carney, and the very instant Trump arranged his face into his trademarked confused scowl, Carney dropped the tax, apologising profusely: www.canada.ca/en/departmen... 12/

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Canada rescinds digital services tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States - Canada.ca

The DST was announced in 2020 to address the fact that many large technology companies operating in Canada may not otherwise pay tax on revenues generated from Canadians. Canada’s preference has alway...

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