Packet J: Tossup 8

A military scandal in this decade was caused by two peacekeepers’ murder of the teenager Shidane (10[1])Arone. (10[6]-5[1])In this decade, the nickname “B.S. Tax” was given (10[1])to a proposed overhaul of the new GST. (10[1])In this decade, Preston (-5[1])Manning (-5[2])and the Reform (10[1])Party (10[1])campaigned (10[1]-5[1])against a constitutional (10[1])amendment, (10[2])the second (10[2])to propose (-5[1])recognizing (10[1])one region as a “distinct (10[1])society.” (10[4]-5[1])A federal election in this decade (-5[1])saw the first participation (10[2]-5[1])of the Bloc (10[1])Québécois (10[2]-5[3])(“keb-eh-kwah”) and featured (10[1]-5[3])an ad (10[1])that appeared (10[1])to attack a party (-5[1])leader’s (10[2])Bell’s (10[1])palsy. (10[2]-5[1])The (-5[1])Charlottetown (10[1])Accord (10[1])failed in this decade, (10[2])after which the Progressive Conservatives lost all (10[1])but two of their seats in Parliament (10[1])under the (10[1])leadership of Kim Campbell. (10[5])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this (10[1])decade (10[1])in which Canada entered NAFTA. (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[25]0[7])

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