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Might a Netflix tax come soon?


Much depends on France-U.S. talks By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Last month the Federal Liberals offered up some confusion on taxing the digital giants like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (FAANGs), something promised by the Liberal’s 2019 election platform. On December 12th, Heritage Minister Stephen Guilbault seemed to allude to a quick move and since the platform speaks of potential revenue of $540 million in 2020–2021, his comments reported in Le Devoir said he might not wait for an international agreement. The next day Prime Minister Trudeau, in his first TV interview on Radio-Canada, said he wanted to work...