Beware Canada’s “Lawful Access Act”
Even though Canada withdrew its Digital Services Tax last year, it continues to add digital trade barriers causing it to rise to the top half of most restrictive countries on the Trade Barrier Index. Canada imposed the Online News Act and Streaming Act, a thorn in the side of U.S.- Canada trade relations, it now plans to impose the Bill C-22 Lawful Access Act that would require digital service suppliers to spy for the government. The bill had its first reading […]
The U.S. Must Stop Australia’s Discriminatory News Tax
President Trump should remind Prime Minister Albanese that, since the U.S. is a key ally to Australia in the Indo-Pacific, taking aim at U.S. commerce would damage the bilateral relationship and weaken security ties in the region. After all, extortion is no way to treat a friend.
Australia’s Misguided Attack on American Companies
America is the most innovative country in the world because American workers hustle to innovate and create new products and services. Competition is the key element to always strive for excellence and no government should be able to pick winners and losers. Unfortunately, at least one bureaucracy in Australia does not like the competition.