Election Corruption and The Pacific Scandal

I was just scanning the news for current events that relate to Canadian history, and found this article in the Globe and Mail:   Canadian-owned firms are funding U.S. election campaigns

There is usually something in the news about nefarious ties between corporations and government. I usually like to have a few of these on hand when we get to the Pacific Scandal in class.

Of course, this topic usually leads to me to side tangent on American politics and examples of corporate ties to government (such as the funding sources of the current President)

"I admit I took the money and banked the election with it, is there anything wrong with that?