The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Google has agreed to pay an inflation-adjusted $100-million a year to Canadian news providers for carrying links to their content. The Globe's guest columnist Jonah Prousky writes that the deal is a welcome development for the government. On balance, the deal is good for Canada. The deal shows that the federal government can make C-18 palatable for Big Tech, just as many critics were beginning to think negotiations with Google were doomed. Yet, a major challenge for the government remains: finding a way to strike a similar deal with Meta, which continues to block Canadian news on its platforms. Ottawa's goal with C-18 was to get tech giants to "pay their fair share" for displaying Canadian news links. This agreement with Google seems to accomplish that, even if the amount is a little smaller than first expected. Whatever the case, the deal is a win-win. The deal has benefits for Google, too, despite adding an annual nine-figure expense to its books. With the U.S. and EU considering similar legislation to C-18, this agreement sends a decisive message: Google is willing to do more to support journalists, but it will do so on its own privately negotiated terms.