{"id":146865,"date":"2025-07-14T07:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/canadian-musician-matthew-good-cancels-u-s-shows-to-protest-trump-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:57:13","slug":"canadian-musician-matthew-good-cancels-u-s-reveals-to-protest-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/canadian-musician-matthew-good-cancels-u-s-reveals-to-protest-trump-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian musician Matthew Good cancels U.S. reveals to protest Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Canadian musician <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/matthew-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Good<\/a> has introduced that he\u2019s cancelling his U.S. tour dates in protest of U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> authorities and its <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing tariffs coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Good, 54, made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matthewgoodmusic\/posts\/from-matthewto-my-us-fans-and-friends-ive-come-to-the-personal-decision-that-i-c\/1331649321653601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement Saturday on Facebook<\/a>, telling his U.S. followers that he can&#8217;t \u201cin good conscience carry out my dates this summer in your country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not fair to you, and I\u2019m very well aware of that, but the truth is, every week that goes by, I have a deeper disdain for what\u2019s going on there politically,\u201d the four-time Juno winner wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy world has always focussed [sic] on political awareness, and I know that you might not all be on the same side, so I want to be clear about this,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s MY opinion, and I\u2019m willing to risk my future US career, to stand up against things today, and god willing, for ONLY another 3 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Load Me Up<\/em> rocker pointed to Canada\u2019s cancellation of the digital providers tax on Canadian income of corporations reminiscent of Amazon, Google and Meta as a primary issue within the choice. Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/mark-carney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Carney<\/a> introduced late final month that <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11267229\/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-trump-trade-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada would cancel the deliberate tax<\/a> as a situation of resuming commerce talks with the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_6874b8041822f-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 4 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" 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srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ief7s1m06b-717hwbyoya\/250630-DAVID.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ief7s1m06b-717hwbyoya\/250630-DAVID.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ief7s1m06b-717hwbyoya\/250630-DAVID.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:21<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Canada kills digital providers tax to salvage U.S. commerce talks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRecently, it was announced that after a year of an imposed digital services tax, we (Canada) are backing down from that, to appease Mr. Trump\u2019s government,\u201d Good wrote. \u201cThis was approximately 2 billion dollars in revenue that has been accumulating, and we\u2019re walking away from that,\u201d Good wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National information<\/h2>\n<p>For information impacting Canada and world wide, join breaking information alerts delivered on to you after they occur.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAdd to that, the massive increase in visa costs, the fear mongering that even after we have our visas, we may still be denied entry if we have something negative to say about the current GOP, and I end up in a situation where I\u2019m biting my tongue, and losing what credibility I had to stand up and say something.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Good went on to say\u00a0 he&#8217;ll lose every week\u2019s price of labor however \u201cgiving up 30% of our earnings to a withholding tax, walking on eggshells at the border, and actively participating in the silencing of opinions, is a bigger cost to me personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realize that I have approximately .00001% impact on things overall, as this was just a few thousand tickets, but I can\u2019t stand by and be quiet while our amazing country is bullied into walking away from billions in needed revenue, constantly left wondering if we actually have a partner or an enemy to the south, and equally as tragic, supporting someone who has completely bastardized the institution of art and culture in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good additionally mentioned he would \u201cinvite other artists to join me\u201d however is aware of that&#8217;s \u201cunfair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good was scheduled to carry out in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo within the coming days. He\u2019s nonetheless encouraging followers to indicate their assist for the band Texas King, which might have joined him on the reveals.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Hello Time Bomb<\/em> singer additionally took to Instagram after Trump first made his feedback early within the new yr about wanting Canada to affix the United States because the 51st state.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11286323\/canada-considering-fighter-drones-f35\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" 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Today, the incoming President of the United States clearly admitted at a press conference that one of his goals is to annex Canada through the use of what can only be termed as economic warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good mentioned that his household fought within the Second World War \u201cfor the freedoms and sovereignty of this nation, Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have travelled this nation more times coast to coast than most ever will. And I can tell you without hesitation that despite those petty divisions some attempt to promote, the majority of us hold this land dear,\u201d he wrote. \u201cFrom Haida Gwaii to Halifax, we\u2019re Canadians that have the ability to share the best of ourselves with others. And we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all of this, there will come a time to stand up and refuse to abandon this nation and what it means to truly be Canadian. I hope when that time comes, you will join me in doing so,\u201d Good concluded his submit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>With recordsdata from The Canadian Press<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More movies<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Canadian musician Matthew Good has introduced that he\u2019s cancelling his U.S. tour dates in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s authorities and its ongoing tariffs coverage. 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