On Monday, as the Prime Minister pulled the plug on the controversial Digital Services Tax one day before the deadline for the first payment, he proudly declared that this was a matter of <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;providing desirable regulatory certainty&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ottawa-must-pass-a-law-revoking-digital-service-tax-before-it-can-issue-refunds-cra&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ottawa-must-pass-a-law-revoking-digital-service-tax-before-it-can-issue-refunds-cra">providing desirable regulatory certainty</a> for the dozen or so U.S.-based mega-businesses (Amazon, Uber, Meta, Google, et al.) targeted by the tax. Which raises a question: are pitiless algorithmic corporate giants capable of laughter, and, if so, can they laugh bitterly?&nbsp;

The Liberals' handling of the Digital Services Tax is a debacle{ai:summary}The Prime Minister has canceled the Digital Services Tax just before the first payment was due, citing the need for regulatory certainty for major U.S. companies like Amazon and Google. This decision raises questions about the impact of such corporate giants on the economy and society. #economy

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