The iPolitics 2018 Holiday Quiz

1. Eleven countries, including , finalized a reformed version of the Trans Pacific 15. What did Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, say to Fox News on Partnership during a two-day meeting in Tokyo in January. What is the trade deal’s June 10 after Trump’s departure from the G7 meeting in Charlevoix, Que.? new name? a) “There’s a special place in hell” for PM . d) Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership 16. This year, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana. 2. On Jan. 29, Liberal MP enjoyed her first day as a member of Parliament. Which country was first? Why is it notable that she won a -area seat in a December 2017 byelection? c) Uruguay a) She replaced her husband as MP in the riding a few months after he died from cancer. 17. What did PM Justin Trudeau call Premier Doug Ford’s scrapping of the province’s cap-and-trade system? 3. The Senate passed a bill on the evening of Jan. 21 that changed one line of O a) Unfortunate Canada. In what year did the song, written in 1908, officially become Canada’s national anthem? 18. Where did the prime minister celebrate Canada Day? d) 1980 d) All the above

4. The lyric change is designed to make the anthem gender-neutral. What lyric 19. What was not included in the first speech from the throne delivered by Ontario replaced “in all thy sons command”? Premier Doug Ford’s government? c) in all of us command d) All the above

5. Which Canadian was elected to the top spot of the International Democrat 20. Who was elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in July? Union in February? a) Perry Bellegarde c) Stephen Harper 21. Federal NDP Leader announced in August he was running for a seat 6. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embarked on a now-infamous tour of India in in Parliament. In what riding is he running? February. What was he criticized for doing during his trip? c) Burnaby South d) All the above 22. What did Maxime Bernier say about the Conservative Party of Canada when he 7. How much money did the federal government set aside in the budget on announced in August he was leaving the party to start his own? Feb. 27 to support news media in under-served regions? d) All the above. b) $10 million a year 23. Which Liberal MP crossed the floor and joined the Conservative Party on Sept. 17? 8. After nearly eight years, Suzanne Legault retired from what job in February? c) of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in Ontario a) Information Commissioner 24. What announcement did Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi make about the 9. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Trans Mountain Pipeline on Sept. 21? on May 31. What was his official reason for the tariffs? b) The National Energy Board (NEB) will be conducting a 22-week review of the a) National security impact of increased tanker traffic on the marine environment.

10. On March 22, MPs on the Commons ethics committee agreed to study the privacy 25. Under the USMCA, on what did Canada not make a concession? implications of Cambridge Analytica harvesting the profiles of millions of Facebook b) Chapter 19 users without their consent. What prominent figure linked to the scandal testified before MPs? 26. In which Canadian city is pot the most expensive, according to a Statistics Canada d) Former Cambridge Analytica employee and whistleblower Christopher Wylie survey released in October? c) Toronto 11. Beth Bell, an IBM Services vice-president and partner, addressed the Senate finance committee on March 27 about the Phoenix pay system. What was IBM’s message to 27. According to a poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute on Nov. 1, what the committee? percentage of Canadians support the Trudeau government’s carbon tax? b) Don’t blame us for Phoenix’s failures. b) 54 per cent

12. Which popular Canadian TV show aired its final episode on April 10? 28. Ousted Tory MP Tony Clement said in a statement Nov. 6 he had sent sexually d) Rick Mercer Report explicit photos of himself to what he thought was a “consenting woman” online. Instead, the recipient was an extortionist. What was the extortionist demanding? 13. Why did thousands of Canadians wear their hockey jerseys and place hockey a) 50,000 euros sticks on their front porches in April? b) To pay tribute to the Humboldt Broncos bus-crash victims 29. As part of its fall financial update, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced it will axe three of the province’s watchdogs. Which office is 14. Whose grandchildren were members of Prince Harry of Wales and Ms. Meghan not on the chopping block? Markle’s wedding party? c) Information and Privacy Commissioner a) Brian Mulroney