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Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments

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Prime Minister Mark Carney stated in the House of Commons that he will not backtrack on his decision to scrap the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streaming services. When asked by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet if he would reconsider these moves due to failed trade talks with the United States, Carney replied negatively. The discussion centered around concerns over big tech companies' substantial revenue streams and their impact on arts and culture funding, alongside U.S. demands regarding online content discoverability that Canada found unacceptable.

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In the House of Commons on Monday, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet questioned Prime Minister Mark Carney about his decision to scrap a digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streaming companies. Carney maintained his stance, stating he would not backtrack despite these decisions failing to advance trade talks with the United States. Carney argued that the U.S. had pressured Canada to alter its online content discoverability rules, which could have undermined protections for French language and culture in Canada. The scrapped digital services tax was intended to impose a three-per-cent levy on revenue from Canadian users for major tech firms like Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber, and Airbnb.

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Narrative

The digital services tax was a separate government measure that would have imposed a three-per-cent levy on revenue from Canadian users on the biggest tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb.

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Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments · assertive framing

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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won’t change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers. asserted

he → say → streamers

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet asked Carney in the House of Commons on Monday whether he would reconsider those decisions, since they failed to secure progress in trade talks with the United States. asserted

they → ask → States

“No,” Carney replied. asserted

Carney → reply → ?

Blanchet said in French that Carney’s strategy failed and that big tech companies, whose revenue streams are larger than those of some countries, should have to contribute to arts and culture. asserted

streams → say → arts

Carney responded that it was the Americans who failed to put in place restrictions on the French language and Canadian culture. asserted

who → respond → language

Carney said last month the U.S. put pressure on Canada to adjust its position on the rules around discoverability of content online. asserted

U.S. → say → content

He said those U.S. demands would have affected Canada’s ability to protect its culture, including the French language. asserted

demands → say → language

He cited that as one of the reasons his government ended negotiations in August. asserted

government → cite → August

Those discoverability rules, which are not yet in place, are enabled by the Online Steaming Act. asserted

which → enable → Act

The CRTC previously said that, under that legislation, it would require large streaming services like Netflix to contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to support Canadian content. asserted

it → say → content

The government said in June it would eliminate the financial contribution requirement, though it has not yet officially started that process. asserted

it → say → process

that → impose → Amazon

Just before the first payment was due last year, Carney said he would eliminate the tax in order to restart trade talks with the United States. asserted

he → say → States

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press