The Globe and Mail Paying to Advertise on Their Own Website?

While reading news on The Globe and Mail I noticed this small banner:

It leads to a doubleclick.net server. I guess they could be using some kind of campaign management system to track click stats of their banners, but it seems doubtful. I wonder if someone realizes they’re paying to advertise on their own website.

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