But it wasn't just Trump pushing Carney to reconsider the tax. A nonprofit representing CEOs and leaders of some of Canada's biggest businesses, the Business Council of Canada, had warned that Carney defending the tax risked "undermining Canada’s economic relationship with its most important trading partner," Al Jazeera reported.

President Donald Trump had suspended trade talks with Canada last week after labeling the country’s Digital Service Tax as a “blatant attack” on the U.S. and its tech giants.