Google's $100 million payoff begins in Canada

#286: Canadian publishers awoke to cheques in their bank accounts this morning - but it's unclear how long the handouts will last?

Breaking: Google cheques began arriving in the bank accounts of Canadian publishers in the last few hours.

Google cut a $100 million deal with the government last year to swerve the country’s tough Online News Act.

That money is now arriving, but after initial promises that the deal was in perpetuity, there are now big questions over how long it will last.

Here’s what’s just happened…