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U of T Law took undisclosed ‘gift’ from Amazon to study competition

The University of Toronto’s law school accepted more than half a million dollars from Amazon last year to fund research and discussions on competition and to pay a key staff member without informing participants or academics of the company’s involvement, The Logic has learned.

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