U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday expressed concern to Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng about the Liberal government’s pending internet regulation legislation for fear it could “discriminate” against American businesses if passed.
A U.S. government press release published yesterday said the pair met virtually on Nov. 30 to discuss Canada-U.S. economic cooperation and a number of other North American trade issues.
“Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed unilateral digital service tax and pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament that could impact digital streaming services and online news sharing and discriminate against U.S. businesses,” the press release said….