Last Week Today Episode 204 Show Notes for Monday, July 1st, 2025
Happy Canada Day, Canada Scraps Digital Services Tax, Feds Remove “Some” Interprovincial Trade Barriers, USAID Shuttered, the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" & Don’t Overstay Your Visa!
Happy Canada Day
Canada marked its 158th birthday on July 1st, 2025, with nationwide events, including multicultural festivals, fireworks, and community gatherings in cities like Halifax, Windsor, and Ottawa.
The June 20th, 2025 Ottawa Citizen post, “Canada Day tourism season looks strong as bookings climb in Ottawa,” notes an increased visitors to Canada’s capital, partly due to Canadians opting for domestic travel amid US trade threats.
Canada’s national broadcaster devoted the day to covering the various festivities across the country and waxing poetic over existential trade threats from the US, Canadian identity, nationalism, and historical reflection.
For more on that, check out the twelve hour government funded extravaganza on the topic, the July 1st, 2025 CBC News on YouTube post, “Canada Day 2025: Celebrate from coast-to-coast | CBC News Special.”
