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What comes next: Google abused its monopoly power

I wrote recently about the landmark antitrust decision in which Google was found to be a monopolist who abused its power regarding general search and text advertising. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the court to impose sanctions against Google to ensure that Google can no longer monopolize the search engine market.

Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD

Time to read 3 minutes read
Calendar October 18, 2024
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E-commerce controls should be on your radar

E-commerce controls are relevant to an overwhelming number of organizations—even smaller ones— perhaps especially smaller ones, without a brick-and-mortar presence.

Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons)

Time to read 3 minutes read
Calendar July 3, 2024
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A risk-based approach to auditing governance processes

Should internal audit departments audit governance processes? Can they effectively assess board operations? Isn’t that the responsibility of the board itself, generally through a governance committee? Are we sufficiently independent, because we report to the audit committee of the board, and do we have the necessary skills?

Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA

Time to read 16 minutes read
Calendar June 19, 2024
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Ontario introduces new Consumer Protection Act, 2023 and amendments to the Consumer Reporting Act

The Government of Ontario has introduced Bill 142, Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act, 2023 that, if passed, would replace the existing Consumer Protection Act, 2002 with the new Consumer Protection Act, 2023 and would also amend the current Consumer Reporting Act.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Time to read 9 minutes read
Calendar December 18, 2023