The Pacific Scandal was a political scandal in Canada arising from private interests paying large sums of money to the Conservative Party at a time when the party was in power. The money was said to cover the party's election expenses in the 1872 Canadian federal election but accusations were made that in return, the government influenced the bidding for a national railway construction contract.
The Pacific Scandal was a political scandal in Canada arising from private interests paying large sums of money to the Conservative Party at a time when the party was in power. The money was said to cover the party's election expenses in the 1872 Canadian federal election but accusations were made that in return, the government influenced the bidding for a national railway construction contract.
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