VANCOUVER: US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) voiced her “concern” to Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng over the prospect of Ottawa imposing taxes on US tech giants.

In its federal budget presented in mid-April, the Canadian government confirmed its intention to tax, from January 2022, the internet platforms offering services in Canada in the absence of international regulation.

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