Pacific Scandal

The Pacific Scandal was a political scandal in Canada involving the awarding of a contract for the building of a transcontinental railway. Charges of corruption were levied by the official opposition against Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, leading to his resignation and the landslide victory of Alexander Mackenzie's Liberal Party.
== Popular Culture ==
=== Mentions ===
The following list is of various mentions of the Pacific Scandal in fiction and popular culture.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1881	Pacific Scandal	
* The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician, author Ch. Führer	
* Resident of Montreal John Wilkie is elected as a Liberal MP in the wake of the Pacific Scandal.The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician by Ch. Führer - Project Gutenberg - Retrieved 15 October 2020
== Links ==
* The Pacific Scandal on Wikipedia
* The Pacific Scandal on the Canadian Encyclopedia
* The Pacific Scandal on Encyclopædia Britannica
== References ==
Category:John A. Macdonald
Category:Real events
Category:Real scandals
Category:Real political scandals
Category:Real Canadian political scandals
Category:Real historical events
Category:Real 19th century events