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List Of Canadian Political Scandals
This is a list of major political scandals in Canada. Federal Alberta * Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal — a 1910 scandal that resulted in the resignation of the premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford * The Liberal Government over-spending on telephone poles and other unneeded expenses prior to its forced departure from power in 1921 * ''Sexual Sterilization Act'' of Alberta — a 1928 law that, over a period of four decades, resulted in close to 3,000 young people being classified as "mentally unfit" and without their knowledge or consent were sterilized to prevent them from breeding their "bad blood." * John Brownlee sex scandal — John Edward Brownlee, Premier of Alberta, sued for the seduction of a young woman and found guilty (1935) forcing his resignation * Dar Heatherington — forced to resign from Lethbridge City Council in 2004 after being convicted of public mischief. * Alison Redford's expense scandal — forced to resign Premiership in 2014 after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Scandal
The Pacific Scandal was a political scandal in Canada involving bribes being accepted by 150 members of the Conservative government in the attempts of private interests to influence the bidding for a national rail contract. As part of British Columbia's 1871 agreement to join the Canadian Confederation, the government had agreed to build a transcontinental railway linking the Pacific Province to the eastern provinces. The scandal led to the resignation of Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald and a transfer of power from his Conservative government to a Liberal government, led by Alexander Mackenzie. One of the new government's first measures was to introduce secret ballots in an effort to improve the integrity of future elections. After the scandal broke, the railway plan collapsed, and the proposed line was not built. An entirely different operation later built the Canadian Pacific Railway to the Pacific. Background For a young and loosely-defined nation, the build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
