Which of the Following Is True About the Practice of Patronage

Which of the following is true about the practice of patronage?

A) It is highly inappropriate for the prime minister to award government contracts based on political favouritism.
B) It may be permissible if the prime minister appoints a loyal friend and partisan ally to the PMO.
C) It is unacceptable if the prime minister appoints loyal friends and partisan allies to the bureaucracy, the courts, senior positions of the military and RCMP.
D) Both B and C
E) All of the above