Quite an article, worth a readNot explicitly naming Sprout AI by mentioning this article from Dec 2020, but it's still worth a read.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-fuelled-a-boom-in-canadian-stock-promotion/
The takeaway of the article being that Canada suffers from a severe lack of regulation and enforcement of microcaps. And if you ask me, the fact that Sprout AI happened as it did is a consequence of a lack of regulation, if anything.