Why Was Canada's "Most Important Election" Characterized by One Wit

question 89

Multiple Choice

Why was Canada's "most important election" characterized by one wit as "government of the people, by the lawyers, for the businessmen"?

• A) because it was declared legally invalid based on a vote miscount
• B) because it was viewed as being the result of big business sponsorship of all party campaigns
• C) because each of the candidates was a lawyer or businessperson looking after their own interests
• D) because it was believed to have been won on the basis of a strong business lobby and expensive media campaigns

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