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Crown company † 
a company owned and operated by the government, federal or provincial.
- 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.
- 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.