Try as it might to appease U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada remains a prized target in his trade wars and subject to the whiplash of his changes of heart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/economy/canada-trump-trade-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #us #tradetariffs #donaldtrump #markcarney

Canada needs to reduce its dependence on US tech companies — and cloud infrastructure is a perfect place to start.

For the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, I explain the threat posed by our dependence on US-owned data centres and why we need a public cloud that isn’t shaped by the pressure for shareholder profits.

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-should-build-public-cloud-infrastructure-rather-than-relying-on-u-s-tech-giants/

#tech #cloud #datacenters #cdnpoli#cdntech #canada #markcarney

Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms late on Sunday, just hours before it was due to take effect, in a bid to advance stalled trade negotiations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/economy/canada-digital-tax-us-trade-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #markcarney #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #taxes

Just as Ottawa’s relationship with Washington appeared to be functional again, Donald Trump said he’d terminate trade talks with Mark Carney in response to Canada's digital services tax. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/29/economy/canada-carney-trump-trade-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #us #tariffs #trade #markcarney #donaldtrump