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Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Boys and Girls Club gets $1.4 million deal with Google soon after leaving advocacy group

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

28 May 2026 • 6 min read

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Google execs pose with Ontario Associate Minister Vijay Thanigasalam and Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey at Google's Toronto headquarters.
Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey (second from right) and Ontario associate mental health minister Vijay Thanigasalam (second from left) attended an event where Google announced it would give $1.4 million to two Canadian charities to teach internet safety to Canadian kids. (Jeanette Patell via Linkedin)

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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