• Globe and Mail, Friday, March 5, 2010 1:18 PM

Setting its sights on foreign invasion, Amazon wants to build a "fulfilment centre" in Canada, which according to The Globe And Mail, is "believed to be a means by which the Web firm can distribute products bought on its site without resorting to a third-party shipping service." In turn, the Canadian government has ordered a review of Amazon's proposal to go forward with the operation.

Amazon has been operating a Canadian arm since it launched Amazon.ca back in 2002. Still, "the government review of its proposed distribution business has wider implications," writes The Globe And Mail. "Indeed, a host of competitors, lawyers and industry groups are waiting to see if the government's decision on the matter essentially opens the door to foreign ownership in what has traditionally been one of Canada's most protected cultural industries."

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