Toll-gating is a procedure in which a person or company receiving a government contract is expected to forward a percentage of the profits to the party
The Beauharnois Scandal of 1931 is an example of Toll-gating in Canadian politics. This scandal involved building and financing a huge hydro-electric project on the St. Lawrence river and a secret $700,000 payment to the Liberal Party.
Bribery is an offering or accepting of illegal payments of money, goods or services in exchange for favours delivered or promised
The Airbus Affair is an example of Bribery. Karlheinz Schreiber gave envelopes of cash to Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. Schreiber attempted to influence the Government of Canada to accept proposals on behalf of Thyssen of Germany. They were to establish a plant to manufacture …show more content…
The debate on if political leaders can lie to the people has come up many times in the past and will most likely occur again in the future. It is questioned if it is okay for political leaders to lie, or more accurately, to have secrets, when safety is at risk. It is also questioned if politicians can lie for their own political advantage. If lying is right or wrong, there is certainly no absence for such performance in politics. Political leaders who are known for lying to the public will frequently support themselves by saying no, and that they expressed to the citizens what they believed at the time was the truth. In other words, they were truthful.
Realists would argue that lying is justified when it is required to defend national or strategic interests against enemies of the state, such as terrorists. Realists believe that politicians do this because it is in the interest of protecting the nation. Defenders of political lying claim it is rationally required. This is the doctrine of “Democratic Dirty Hands”. This means that the lie is acceptable, and even commendable, because the end (service of the state) justifies the means, which is deliberately misleading the
The Beauharnois Scandal of 1931 is an example of Toll-gating in Canadian politics. This scandal involved building and financing a huge hydro-electric project on the St. Lawrence river and a secret $700,000 payment to the Liberal Party.
Bribery is an offering or accepting of illegal payments of money, goods or services in exchange for favours delivered or promised
The Airbus Affair is an example of Bribery. Karlheinz Schreiber gave envelopes of cash to Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. Schreiber attempted to influence the Government of Canada to accept proposals on behalf of Thyssen of Germany. They were to establish a plant to manufacture …show more content…
The debate on if political leaders can lie to the people has come up many times in the past and will most likely occur again in the future. It is questioned if it is okay for political leaders to lie, or more accurately, to have secrets, when safety is at risk. It is also questioned if politicians can lie for their own political advantage. If lying is right or wrong, there is certainly no absence for such performance in politics. Political leaders who are known for lying to the public will frequently support themselves by saying no, and that they expressed to the citizens what they believed at the time was the truth. In other words, they were truthful.
Realists would argue that lying is justified when it is required to defend national or strategic interests against enemies of the state, such as terrorists. Realists believe that politicians do this because it is in the interest of protecting the nation. Defenders of political lying claim it is rationally required. This is the doctrine of “Democratic Dirty Hands”. This means that the lie is acceptable, and even commendable, because the end (service of the state) justifies the means, which is deliberately misleading the