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Trump calls Canada 'a very difficult country to trade with' after new digital services tax

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he is terminating all trade talks with Canada .

The president called Canada 's digital services tax a "direct and blatant attack on our Country" The new measure imposes a 3% tax on digital services revenue made from users in the country for companies generating more than $20 million Canadian ( $14 million U.S. ) annually .

The new Canadian measure will start to be collected on Monday .

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