Canada's Competition Bureau to investigate whether Google is abusing its dominance of the Internet search market to stifle competition and drive up digital advertising prices.
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Canada’s Competition Bureau to investigate Google search dominance

Canada’s Competition Bureau is seeking a court order that would require Google’s Canadian subsidiary to furnish antitrust investigators with internal company records as part of an investigation into whether Google is abusing its dominance of the Internet search market to stifle competition and drive up digital advertising prices.

In a filing made in an Ottawa federal court December 11, the independent law enforcement agency says it suspects that Google Inc. has been breaking Canada’s antitrust laws.

“The Commissioner [of Competition] has reason to believe that Google’s alleged practice of anti-competitive acts, independently and/or on a combined basis, have had, are having, or are likely to have the effect of preventing or lessening competition substantially in the market for search services and search advertising services in Canada.”

More information:
CBC News – Google dominance probed by Competition Bureau – here
Globe and Mail – Google search dominance challenged by Canada’s competition watchdog – here
Financial Post – Google Inc facing heat from Competition Bureau over alleged anti-competitive behaviour – here

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