Shawinigate

English

Etymology

Blend of Shawinigan +‎ -gate

Proper noun

Shawinigate

  1. (informal) A 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec.
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