Competition Tribunal rejects Google’s charter challenge over ‘hypothetical’ $91B penalty

By Karunjit Singh ( March 5, 2026, 5:03 PM EST) -- The Competition Tribunal has dismissed Google’s bid to halt proceedings against it over its alleged anticompetitive conduct in the online advertising technology sector in Canada, rejecting arguments that potential multibillion-dollar penalties under the Competition Act amount to a true penal consequence and therefore trigger Charter protections....