Government's in Ottawa & in provincial capitals have been very generous to the private sector going back to Confederation but has this largesse benefited the average Canadian?In this episode of Books in 5, the author of At The Trough: The Rise and Rise of Canada's Corporate Welfare Bums joins us to to detail the long history of corporate welfare in the nation, why politicians cannot resist the pull of subsidizing the private sector, how this practice has going into overdrive in the past decade and what policymakers should be focusing their efforts on instead of giving handouts to businesses.The only way that inequality will be addressed is if Canada moves away from massively supporting corporations and instead focus on policies that ensure fair competition, anti-corruption and broad-based prosperity.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.https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/at-the-trough/https://www.canadianinnovators.org/

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