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February 11, 2004

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A contest: Name that scandal. Sponsorgate is too lame. Maybe a riff on Don Martin's riff on Dire Straits ("money for nothing, and cheques for free"): the "Money for Nothing" scandal? Alfonsoscam? The Royal Canadian Money-laundering Program? What?

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12 Comments

Anonymous:: Bribescam.

Malkin Dare
Waterloo, ON; 11/23/2007
Anonymous:: Moola-roneygate; 11/23/2007
Anonymous:: I think "Brian's Story" is taken. So I'll go with "The Teutonic Scandal" in a lame attempt to tie back to a previous prime minister's poor judgement.

Craig Piche
Ottawa; 11/23/2007
GRT one:: Mulronic affair; 11/23/2007
Anonymous:: Mulroondoggle; 11/23/2007
Bruce Adair:: Airbust; 11/23/2007
Geoff McKenzie, Calgary:: Phony Mulroney? Or, oo! Ooo! The Macaroney Affair.; 11/23/2007
AC:: Kids, kids, check the dateline: this is the original post from 2004 -- the scandal before this one. You want to post your entries to the current contest.; 11/23/2007
Anonymous:: Liberal 'grasp-at-straws gate'. Stephane Dion is so desperate for anything that would take away from him and his party's obvious shortcomings that this seems to be a as good as any.; 11/25/2007
Anonymous:: There has to be a Mal-loonie joke in here somewhere . . .; 11/26/2007
Dick:: I like Airbust, but if you don't, then try Airbag.....; 11/26/2007
Anonymous:: I think it's obvious:

Schreibergate.; 11/28/2007