MGSC05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Think Tank
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Controversy surrounding the privatization of the pearson one terminal. Mulroney signed a deal to privatize a consortium of mergers between. She called an election in 1993, her liberal opponent jean chretien said that he would rip up the agreement. He has all sorts of criticism against the tory government. He was elected in october 1993 and became pm. First thing he did was appoint bob nixon to investigate for 30 days on the deal that the tories signed and advise on what he should do. It was expected that bob nixon would rip up the deal. Mergeco was upset by this because they had invested a significant amount to it. They had to go to the one place in canada that was friendly towards them. That place was the senate of canada. That is because the senate is composed of appointments and doesn"t change their composition unless they resign at the age of 75.
