Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says she's going to try to persuade Google to change its mind about refusing to run election advertising during the upcoming federal campaign. Colin McKay of Google Canada says the popular platform won't accept political ads during the upcoming election because of new election rules that require it to develop an online registry. "The publisher might not even know they displayed a political ad and might find themselves unknowingly subject to the registry requirement," Kee told senators. Currently, there is no means for a publisher to retrieve political advertising that displayed on their site in a timely manner. Google's decision eliminates a popular way for parties and interest groups to get their messages out in the upcoming election.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 09:00 UTC