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The Beauharnois scandal was a Canadian political scandal around 1930. The Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company had given $700,000 to the ruling Liberal Party of Canada in the run-up to the 1930 federal election in exchange for the right to change the flow of the St. Lawrence River through building an hydroelectric power station. The scandal "tainted" the reputation of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, although it was not discovered until the year after he had lost the election. Later commentators have suggested it was the "most famous" example of political bribery in the decade. ==The money== The initial proposal to divert the river had met with opposition from rival hydroelectric companies, as well as shipping-related companies concerned about the impact on navigation and shipping.〔McInnis, Edgar. "Canada - A Political and Social History", p. 459 ISBN 978-1-4067-5680-7〕 Two Liberal senators, W. L. McDougald and Haydon, both received contributions from the power company's president, R. O. Sweezey.〔(Beauharnois Scandal ) at The Canadian Encyclopedia〕 The donations were split between the Liberals' federal and Quebec provincial parties, and were allegedly to secure the right to divert the Beauharnois 30 kilometres west of Montreal to generate hydroelectricity.〔Kearney, Mark. "The Great Canadian Book of Lists", p. 241 ISBN 978-0-88882-213-0〕 In addition, it was later revealed that King had taken an all-expenses-paid holiday to Bermuda paid for by Beauharnois.〔Levine, Allan Gerald. "Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers and the Media", p. 139 ISBN 978-1-55002-191-2〕 In addition to giving the Liberals the $700,000, Beauharnois made a similar offer to the Conservative party, but it was believed that R. B. Bennett had forbidden the party to accept the pay-off.〔Waite, Peter B. "The Lives of Dalhousie University: 1925-1980, the old college transformed", p. 55 ISBN 978-0-7735-1166-8〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beauharnois scandal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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