Which scandal did more damage: airbus or adscam?

[windyman]

The inquiry into the Airbus Affair is coming up and it could lead to several criminal charges against those who are close to Mulroney (although I doubt Mulroney himself will be charged), and it could spell the end of the Harper government as it tries to run away from its pass rather than trying to clear things up.

The Adscam was a liberal scandal and I have to admit we screwed up big time, leading to the conviction of several liberal lobbyists and causing Martin to lose the election in 2006.

Of these two scandals, which had a more negative impact on Canada?

Edited December 6, 2008 by windyman

[Wild Bill]

The inquiry into the Airbus Affair is coming up and it could lead to several criminal charges against those who are close to Mulroney (although I doubt Mulroney himself will be charged), and it could spell the end of the Harper government as it tries to run away from its pass rather than trying to clear things up.

The Adscam was a liberal scandal and I have to admit we screwed up big time, leading to the conviction of several liberal lobbyists and causing Martin to lose the election in 2006.

Of these two scandals, which had a more negative impact on Canada?

It never ceases to amaze me how some folks want to link a Mulroney scandal to Harper.

Harper helped build the Reform Party from amongst others, large numbers of Conservatives who were pissed at Mulroney! Reform all but destroyed Mulroney's Party! At the time of the "Unite the Right" merger there were only a tiny number of PCs left in Parliament.

How on earth can anyone argue that today's CPC bears any responsibility for something that happened back in Mulroney's day of the Progressive Conservatives?

I guess young pups think the Universe was created on the day they were born and nothing existed beforehand.

[charter.rights]

It never ceases to amaze me how some folks want to link a Mulroney scandal to Harper.

Harper helped build the Reform Party from amongst others, large numbers of Conservatives who were pissed at Mulroney! Reform all but destroyed Mulroney's Party! At the time of the "Unite the Right" merger there were only a tiny number of PCs left in Parliament.

How on earth can anyone argue that today's CPC bears any responsibility for something that happened back in Mulroney's day of the Progressive Conservatives?

I guess young pups think the Universe was created on the day they were born and nothing existed beforehand.

The CPC didn't invent themselves. The amalgamated with the Progressive Conservatives to unite the right. And in doing so they inherited all of Mulroney's malarkey.

[Topaz]

So my question is.. when a provincial PC wants to run for PM will they have to start up a PC Fed. party again since there is a difference between cons and PC?

[fellowtraveller]

Dumbest poll question ever.