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Canadian musician Matthew Good has cancelled his upcoming US tour dates in protest against President Donald Trump’s pressure on Canada to drop its planned digital services tax.Good announced the decision on social media, criticising the Canadian government’s choice to cancel the taxes as a precondition to resume trade talks with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed last month that Canada would cancel the tax as part of the negotiations, news agency Canadian Press reported. The tax was to apply to all big tech companies that operate online marketplaces or advertising services and social media platforms, and those that earn revenue from the sale of user data.In his post on Facebook, Good accused Canada of “backing down” to “appease” the Trump administration and said he could no longer stay silent about what he sees as his country being “bullied” out of billions in needed revenue.“I can’t stand by and be quiet while our amazing country is bullied into walking away from billions in needed revenue, constantly left wondering if we actually have a partner or an enemy to the south,” he wrote in the post.He also revealed that he had previously avoided speaking out of fear of being stopped at the border or having his visa rejected.Good was scheduled to perform in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo in the coming days.
