"It's surprising that any country would allow that to continue unchecked." Hold on now - Google still provides immense value. And what does it cost? Nothing.

"It's surprising that any country would allow that to continue unchecked." Hold on now - Google still provides immense value. And what does it cost? Nothing. The 'consumer surplus' value of G and FB are quite immense. Google captures a tiny fraction of the value they create via ads. What would Canada do without Google? There is no Google here. If we started with with 'government backing' it would be a s-show. I understand about the issue from taxation perspective etc. - but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Google has a high degree of utility and FB does as well for many individuals. Some jiggering with tax and investment laws might help, but on the whole, this is a 'good thing'. Twitter. Well ... America can keep that :):):)