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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/What-have-we-learned-from-Googles-political-ad-pullout.jpg2000700What happens when government tries to govern big tech? For Canada, the answer is that big tech packs up and leaves. Google recently announced it was going to ban political ads ahead of the next federal election because it could not comply with new legislation designed to bring greater scrutiny to online advertising by creating […]