What is your understanding of the term “corporate power”, and what does it mean business-government relations in a liberal democracy such as Canada?

Weekly Memo: Corporate Power in Business-Government Relations

Readings: Uneasy Partnerships, Hale Chapter 5
Mikler, John. 2018. The Political Power of Global Corporations. Cambridge, UK: Polity
Press. Chapter 1 (1 – 22)

MAIN DISCUSSION QUESTION:
What is your understanding of the term “corporate power”, and what does it mean business-government relations in a liberal democracy such as Canada?