Which of the Following Is True About the Practice of Patronage

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the practice of patronage?

• A) It is highly inappropriate for the prime minister to award government contracts based on political favouritism.
• B) It may be permissible if the prime minister appoints a loyal friend and partisan ally to the PMO.
• C) It is unacceptable if the prime minister appoints loyal friends and partisan allies to the bureaucracy, the courts, senior positions of the military and RCMP.
• D) Both B and C
• E) All of the above

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