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Preface 1
 
Introduction 3
 
The Stinking Scandals 7
 
Confederation & the 19th Century 7
1. The First Official Scandal 7
2. Assassination of the Agriculture Minister 8
3. The Pacific Scandal 9
4. Let Us Buy Your Vote 10
5. The Uppity Speaker 11
6. Conflict of Interest and the Defence Minister 11
7. Father Brown's Untimely Death 12
8. Den of Forty Thieves 13
9. President and Leader of the Official Opposition 13
10. Divorce and the Finance Minister 14
11. The Rykert Timber Scandal 15
12. The Caraquet Railway Scandal 16
13. Sex and the Finance Minister 17
14. A Too-friendly Postmaster General 18
15. CPR and the Necklace 18
16. The McGreevy & Langevin Dredging Scandal 19
17. The Baie des Chaleurs Railway Scandal 21
18. The Quebec and Lac St. Jean Railway Scandal 22
 
The 20th Century Begins: A clean slate? 24
19. Nepotism, Shmepotism 24
20. Lord Graham and Electoral Fraud 24
21. Sex and the Railways Minister 25
22. Corrupt Electioneering and the Public Works Minister 26
23. Slippery Bill's Paved Road 26
24. The Great Waterways Railway Scandal 27
25. Manitoba Legislative Building Corruption 27
26. A World War I No-No 28
27. The Halifax and South Western Railway Scandal 29
28. Public Works Corruption (What a concept) 30
29. Sir Crazy Sam 30
30. The Patriotic Potato Scandal 31
31. Highway Robbery 32
32. The Red Menace Threat to Nova Scotians 33
33. Booze and the Customs Scandal 34
34. Crazy Sir Sam and the Currie Smear 35
35. The Beauharnois Power Scandal 36
36. Sex and the Public Works Minister 38
37. Electoral Fraud in Nova Scotia 39
38. Sex and the Premier 40
39. Special Branch Spy D.208 41
40. Greasing the Wheel 42
41. The Gouzenko Spy Scandal 43
42. Slander and the Premier 45
43. The Premier's Passion Pit 46
44. On the Petawawa Payroll 47
45. Children Highway Builders 47
46. Federal Electoral Fraud 48
47. ON: Highway Robbery 48
48. Booze and the Health Minister 50
49. Joey and Dr. Valdmanis 50
 
The Dawn of a New Era? 53
50. The Fighting Dempsey 53
51. Hard To See the Forest for the Trees 53
52. Expenses and Favours 54
53. Quebec: Electoral Fraud 55
54. The Investigation of the Ambassador 56
55. Ontario: Got Gas? 57
56. Québec: Got Gas? 58
57. From State to Senate to Scandal 58
58. Firing the Governor 59
59. The Voters' Certificates Scandal 60
60. The Lawyers and the Mob 61
61. Futurama and the Cabinet Ministers 63
62. The Minister and the Racetrack 64
63. The Stonehill Affair 65
64. A Cold Warrior of Minor Proportions 66
65. Sex, Spying and the Associate Defence Minister 67
66. The Nick of Time 68
67. Sex and the Education Minister 69
68. Phlamboyant Phil 69
69. The October Crisis 70
70. Las Vegas of the Maritimes 71
71. Violent Death and the Premier 73
72. Moosehead and the Bagman 74
73. Rock 'n Roll and the PM's Wife 75
74. Sex, Lies and the Solicitor General 76
75. Conflict of Interest and the Premier 76
76. Come Fly With Me 77
77. Dirty Tricks Campaign 77
 
Welcome to the 1980s 79
78. Scotch and Corn Flakes 79
79. A Little Extra Would be Nice 79
80. Fundraising in Nova Scotia 80
81. The Uncouth Education Minister 80
82. Murder and the Energy Minister 81
83. Pot and the Premier 82
84. Nannygate 83
85. Titillation and the Defence Minister 83
86. Naughty Talk by the Solicitor General 84
87. Tunagate 85
88. April in Paris 85
89. The Sinc Stevens Affair 86
90. The Return of the Convicted Minister 88
91. Husband + Wife = Conflict of Interest? 89
92. Self-Interest and the Mining Minister 90
93. The Gravel Affair 90
94. Drinkin' with Scotland Yard 92
95. The Flipping Transport Minister 92
96. Stocks and the Public Works Minister 93
97. Was Her Face Red! 94
98. Bribery and the Public Works Minister 94
99. A Loan and the Supply and Service Minister 96
100. It Doesn't Count 96
101. Insider Trading and the Premier 97
102. A Not-So-Bright Starr 98
 
The End of the 20th Century 100
103. Shoplifting and the MP 100
104. Defamation and the Premier 100
105. The Attorney General's Cell Phone 101
106. Fantasy Garden Affair 102
107. Liar, Liar, Her Pants are on Fire 102
108. Fraud and the Tourism Minister 103
109. The Pin-up Boy 104
110. Come Fly With Me 104
111. Those Pesky Rules! 105
112. The Piper Affair 105
113. No-Sex, Please. Were Ontarians. 106
114. The Smell of Money 107
115. A Shell Game 108
116. Eenie Meanie Minie Moe 110
117. Sexual Assault and the Premier 111
118. Negative Advertising 113
119. Harlequin Romance Couldn't Have Written It Better 112
120. Comparing Premiers to Hitler 113
121. Liar, Liar, His Pants are on Fire 114
122. Untendered Advertising Contract 115
123. The Attorney General Upholds the Law 115
124. Bingogate 115
125. The Multi-Corp Affair 117
126. Untendered Referendum Contracts 118
127. Professional Misconduct 119
128. The Conflicted Driveway 119
129. Attempted Murder and the Prime Minister 120
130. The Welfare Diet 121
131. Sexual Harassment and the Municipal Affairs Minister 122
132. Booze and the Health Minister 122
133. To the Back of the Bus, er, Shop 123
134. Triple Trouble 124
135. They Don't Count 125
136. IBM Olympic Perks 125
137. Uh, That's a No-No 126
138. An Influence Peddler 127
139. To Live in the Official Residence or Not 127
140. The Airbus Affair 128
141. Our Somalian Shame 130
142. A Different Condiment 132
143. The Premier and The Stalker 133
144. Sex and the Speaker 134
145. For He's a Jolly Good Fellow 134
146. If I Recall Correctly 135
147. The Casino Licence and the Premier 136
148. Lord Black of Crossharbour 136
149. The Scandal of the Olympic Bid 138
 
What a way to begin the 21st Century 140
150. The Scandal of the Ferry Bid 140
151. Stock and the Wet Suit 140
152. Stock and the River Flows Through It 141
153. Stock and Doris Day 141
154. Stock and The Libel Suit 142
155. Stock and the Dinosaurs 143
156. Let's Kick Him When He's Blind 144
157. The Minister and Incident of Hate 144
158. Ring-a-Ding-Ding 145
159. The Grand-Mère Affair (a.k.a., Shawinigate) 146
160. There's No Place Like Home 148
161. Stock and the Judge 148
162. Bygone Sex and the Defence Minister 149
163. The Solicitor General and His Brother 150
164. You Dirty, er, Rat 151
165. Skiing and the Public Works Minister 152
166. Booze and the Defence Minister 152
167. George Bush is Not a Moron 152
168. Expenses and the Tourism Minister 153
169. George Bush is Not a Statesman, but Is He an Idiot? 154
170. No Privacy for the Privacy Commissioner 155
171. Expenses and the Environment Minister 156
172. Fraud and the Deputy Minister 157
173. Premier #03-02659 158
174. It's a Raid 158
175. Lawyer to MP to Thief to Lawyer Again 159
176. The Steamship and the Prime Minister 160
177. Paying a Judge to Stay in the Country 161
178. The Sponsorship Scandal 162
179. The Railway Chief and the Olympian 165
180. Stock and Arafat 166
181. Pizza and Strippergate 167
182. The Love of Money 168
183. Floor Crossed Lovers 169
184. If You Listen Really Hard... 170
185. Minting Money 171
 
Afterword 173
 
Answers 175
 
Bibliography 179
 
Index 185
 
 
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