Corporate Welfare Bums: The Golden Age of Handouts

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In this chapter, Carbonneau traces the expansion of Canadian corporate subsidies from the late 1940s through the 1980s, when federal and provincial governments increasingly directed public money to private business.

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Laurent Carbonneau

Laurent Carbonneau is a policy professional working primarily on innovation, science and technology issues, with previous experience on Parliament Hill and national campaigns working for the NDP Leader's Office and a senior member of caucus. He has master’s degrees from Carleton University (political management) and the University of St Andrews (history) and a BA from Mount Allison University. He lives in Ottawa with his family.