(chiefly, Canada, idiomatic, derogatory) A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.
1983 April 29, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19830429&id=HBUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1258,3925585&hl=en End welfare dithering]," Montreal Gazette (Canada), p. B-2 (retrieved 9 Nov 2015):
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