Question

This political party’s staffer Keith Davey was nicknamed the “Rainmaker” for his efforts in rebuilding its electoral power. This party’s corrupt management of a program that ran advertisements about federal policy led to the Sponsorship scandal. A protester was put in a chokehold by a politician from this party in the so-called “Shawinigan Handshake.” A prime minister from this party established the National Energy Program to lower oil prices, leading to a sense of “western alienation.” A politician from this party passed the 1969 Official Languages Act, officially implementing (-5[1])bilingualism. That prime minister stated “Just watch me” (-5[1])before (10[1])invoking (-5[1])the War Measures Act against the separatist FLQ. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Canadian (-5[1])political party led by Jean Chrétien (“crate-YEN”) and (10[1])Pierre Trudeau. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Liberal Party of Canada [or Liberals or Parti libéral du Canada; prompt on LPC or PLC or Grits]
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2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y786%0%43%99.50
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y1100%0%0%88.00
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y1100%0%0%86.00
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis2024-11-16Y875%0%50%115.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin ZhengYale CDiamond Brandeis88-5
Rajat SethiNortheastern AWilliams A96-5
Jaehyun ParkBoston University ABrown A9710
Matthew SiffYale AYale B98-5
Max WoodBrandeises BrewBoston University B10910
Will ZhangTufts BBowdoin A112-5
Derek FinoClark ATufts A11910
Marc GrecoWilliams ANortheastern A12110
Richard LimBowdoin ATufts B1220
Graham LucasBowdoin BCarabrandeis12210
Jack YesnerCarabrandeisBowdoin B1220
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BYale A12210
Christopher DechDiamond BrandeisYale C1220