Pacific Scandal
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (1821-1893), lawyer and third prime minister of Canada (1891-1892) was a close associate of shipping magnate Sir Hugh Allan, one of the first promoters of the Canadian Pacific railway. In 1873, documents stolen from Abbott's office touched off the Pacific Scandal. The documents revealed Allan's contributions to the Conservative Party at a time when he was negotiating with the government for the right to build the railway. The resulting scandal held up negotiations for several years. In 1873, in the election following the Pacific Scandal, Abbott was defeated.

In 1880, the railroad company was formed again and Abbott served as its legal counsel, later becoming director of the company.

In 1881 Abbott was elected to the House of Commons, and he survived a general election to hold the seat until 1887. In that year he was appointed to the Senate for the Inkerman division of Quebec, and at the same time he joined the Conservative government of Sir John A. Macdonald, acting as government leader in the Senate. From 1887 to 1889 he was mayor of Montréal..Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

partial, partialness
biased or prejudiced.(a decision partial to a particular region of the country); of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete (often the plans of governments not controlled by the people whom they affect, are to partially reveal and distort facts); favoring one side or one person over another or others (example.–.Canada where central control {Ottawa} has historically favored provinces of Ontario and Quebec)

partiality
the state of being partial; favorable prejudice or bias

partially
to a degree; not totally

Henry, Patrick 1736-1799
American statesman and orator, and governor of Virginia

patronage
the power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions; the act of distributing or appointing people to such positions; the positions so distributed or filled

pertain, pertained, pertaining, pertains
to have reference; relate (evidence that pertains to the accident); to belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality; to be fitting or suitable

plunder, plundered, plundering, plunders, plunderable,
plunderer, plunderous
to seize wrongfully or by force; steal; to rob of goods by force; pillage; the act or practice of plundering; property stolen by fraud or force; booty

political, politicalization, politicalize, politically
having or marked by a definite or organized policy or structure with regard to government; of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state; relating to, involving, or characteristic of politics, parties, or politicians

polity, polities
the form of government of a nation, a state, a church, or an organization; an organized society, such as a nation, having a specific form of government

preamble, preambulary
a preliminary statement, especially the introduction to a formal document that serves to explain its purpose; an introductory occurrence or fact; a preliminary

precarious, precariously, precariousness
dangerously lacking in security or stability (a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder); subject to chance or unknown conditions; based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises (a precarious solution to a difficult problem)

precept
a command (a rule) or principle intended especially to prescribe a particular course of action or conduct; contrast concept

predominate, predominated, predominating, predominates, predominatingly, predomination, predominator
to have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail (good predominates over evil in many works of literature); to be of or have greater quantity or importance; preponderate (French-speaking people predominate in Quebec); to dominate or prevail over

preface, prefaced, prefacing, prefaces, prefacer
a preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author; an introductory section, as of a speech; something introductory; a preliminary (an informal brunch served as a preface to the three day conference; to introduce by or provide with a preliminary statement or essay; to serve as an introduction to

prefatory, prefatorily
of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory; preliminary

preferential, preferentialist, preferentially
of, relating to, or giving advantage or preference (preferential treatment); manifesting or originating from partiality or preference (preferential tariff rates) preferentialism

prejudice, prejudice, prejudiced, prejudicing, prejudices
an adverse judgment or opinion ascertained beforehand without knowledge or examination of the facts; predilection; a preconceived preference or idea; the act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions; irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion; detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others

precedence.also.precedency
superiority; preceding in time, order or importance; the fact, state, or right of preceding; priority (those applications arriving first will receive precedence); dealt with first

preliminary
prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.(constituting a preface); introductory, preparatory; the central meaning is "going before and preparing the way for something else" (a preliminary investigation; introductory remarks; an author's prefatory notes; preparatory steps)
preliminary, preliminaries, preliminarily
something that precedes, prepares for, or introduces the main matter, action, or business; an academic test or examination that is preparatory to one that is longer, more complex, or more important

primarily
at first; in the first instance; in the first place; principally

primary
first in time or order, rank, quality, or importance; chief

prior,priorly
preceding in time or order; preceding in importance or value (a prior consideration); previous; early

profligate, profligacy, profligately
given over to dissipation; dissolute; recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant; a profligate person; a waster

proposition, propositional, proposal
a plan; proposal; propose, proposition, applies to a statement, theorem, etc., set forth for argument, proof, etc. (the proposition that all men are created equal, though theoretical, is not functional)

Protestant Reformation
a number of conditions in 16th century Europe account for the success of Martin Luther and the other reformers as compared to their predecessors. Both the Holy Roman emperor and the pope were declining in power and were preoccupied with the threat posed by the Turks. The invention of printing in the 15th century made possible the rapid dissemination of the reformers' ideas. Finally, the growth of secular learning, the rise of nationalism and the increasing resentment of the pope's authority among both rulers and ordinary citizens made people, especially in northern Europe, more receptive to Protestant teachings.Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Protestant
a member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Protestant Reformation.justification by faith through grace, belief that the Bible is God's revelation to mankind inspired by Him and that all believers are part of His eternal family; pesecution of Protestents

Protestantism
adherence to beliefs of a Protestant church; Protestants considered as a group

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