Michael Geist: How much longer will Ottawa keep blundering on tech policy?

…more troubling is what might be characterized as a different Canadian DST: digital strategy trouble. If the digital tax debacle sounds familiar, it is because the Canadian government’s misreading of the tech sector has become a recurring problem. Time and again, government leaders talk tough when proposing digital policy, practically dare companies and foreign governments to push back, and then frantically seek an exit strategy when they do.