How long did the liberal lurch last in Canada and what event marked the end of it?
We had a small scandal, by American standards, called the Sponsorship Scandal. In this scandal, the Liberal party overpaid for government advertising and the companies profiting funneled some of the money back to the Liberal party during elections.
The Conservative party was able to capitalize on it by running some very effective ads using various MPs and other well-known party members being quoted saying things that indicated just how corrupt they were.
One of the more well-known ads was David Dingwall, who was testifying in court over his payment package. He was quoted as saying that, “I’m entitled to my entitlements.” The conservatives ran that ad over and over.
It was a good ad.
The liberal party and the PC’s, a less liberal party, held the reins for about 30 years.