When John Turner was running against Brian Mulroney, Brian Mulroney was able to change the debate and flow of the election by attacking him for going along with the final Trudeau Senate appointments, which were just blatantly patronage appointments.
Pendant la campagne qui opposait John Turner à Brian Mulroney, celui-ci a réussi a faire dévier le débat et le cours de l'élection en reprochant à son adversaire d'avoir appuyé les dernières nominations sénatoriales clairement partisanes que Trudeau avait faites en quittant.