'The problem of monopoly': Why Google's light anti-trust penalties could pose a dilemma for Canada

Financial Post

This week, a U.S. judge issued a much-anticipated decision on the penalties Google LLC will face for violating antitrust law by illegally maintaining a monopoly over online search. But while U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ordered Google to share some data with rivals and placed constraints on its contracts, he rejected harsher sanctions proposed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that could have led to the break-up of the tech giant through the forced divestiture of its Chrome browser. With that decision set to reverberate around the world, the Financial Post breaks down the implications for Google, the tech industry and for Canada.