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Crown company†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a company owned and operated by the government, federal or provincial.
Quotations
1863
Feast one day, fast the next; rich one year, poverty-stricken and woe-begone the next; annexation to Canada one day, annexation to the States the next; a Crown Company the third day, and smash the jail on the fourth.
1958
The report contained strong criticism of the defence and defence production departments and five Crown companies.
1963
Maple Leaf Services is a Crown Corporation established to operate canteens, grocery stores and other outlets at army establishments in Canada and abroad.