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Copyright of Canadian Public Administration is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The article comments on the Canadian Sponsorship Scandal under the minority government of the country's Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin. The situation caused the defeat of the Canadian government in the general elections of 2004 as Martin step on his position following his predecessor Jean Chrétien. However, the government recovered and was able to participate in the 2005 election through the carrying out of a confidence vote.

The article presents information about the political places in which the Prime Minister behaved as a news source in Canada. Scrum is stated to be a distinctive Canadian location for political newsgathering before the age of television. In the days before television, the political places in which the Prime Minister behaved as a news source were compatible with the needs and facilities of mass media. The focus of publicity was fixed as well as static. Locations which are controlled by the Prime Minister himself are stated to give most opportunities for the Prime Minister for control. With the advent of television, it was feared that being loosened from his parliamentary publicity base, the Prime Minister would be involved in a process of negotiation with the media for control.