Packet 6: Tossup 13

This politician’s government was the first to institute the harmonized sales tax. Although he was cleared of personal wrongdoing, the Gomery (10[1])Commission investigated this politician’s (-5[1])government (10[1])for its role in the Sponsorship Scandal. (10[1])This politician (10[1])held a stone (-5[1])carving as a weapon after (10[1])André (10[1])Dallaire (10[1])broke (10[1])into his house. (10[1])This politician was accused of benefiting from shady real estate dealings (10[1])in his hometown in the Shawinigate (10[1])(“sha-WIN-uh-gate”) Scandal. (10[1])The musical Come From Away focuses on the town of Gander in the aftermath of Operation (-5[1])Yellow Ribbon, in which this politician’s federal government handled planes that were diverted after the 9/11 attacks. (-5[1])This politician was attacked (10[1])in an ad asking “Is this a Prime Minister?”, (10[1])which was seen as an attack on his Bell’s (10[1])palsy. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Liberal Prime Minister of Canada who succeeded Kim Campbell. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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