Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal
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Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal
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The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal was a political scandal in Alberta, Canada in 1910, which forced the resignation of Liberal premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Rutherford and his government were accused of giving loan guarantees to private interests for the construction of the Alberta and Great Waterways (A&GW) Railway that substantially exceeded the cost of construction, and which paid interest considerably above the market rate. They were also accused of exercising insuffici
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1910 political scandal in Alberta, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_and_Great_Waterways_Railway_scandal
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2024-01-22T17:38:11Z
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