Minister Freeland on the digital services tax. What's happened do make your government wobble on the Jan first 2024 date for to take effect.
Our government's position is unchanged. Our government's position has always been first, that we have a preference for a multilateral agreement. We have a preference for pillar one. We have also always said that if pillar one did not come into force at the end of this year, as had been agreed, then Canada would have no choice but to introduce our own DSP. And I know you know this, but for people who are not following it as closely, there is a real fairness issue here because other countries are partners and allies, like the UK, like France, currently have a DSP in place. And that DST is raising much needed revenue, to support the British people to support the French people. And so there really is an issue of fairness when it comes to Canadians who we've just been talking about all the areas where they need government revenue to support them. So that's why this is an issue that our government actually has been very clear on. The final thing that I will say and this, this Ways and Means motion, is the next step on that path. The final thing that I will say is, we always prefer finding a win win outcome. And that is the case here. And we have been having constructive conversations with all our partners about this
