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From the federal authorities’s historic and hotly debated determination to invoke the Emergencies Act to Russia’s warfare on Ukraine and the financial angst that adopted, a lot occurred in 2022 — a lot that it may be onerous to maintain monitor. But what number of headlines do you keep in mind from the previous 12 months?
Host Catherine Cullen quizzes our panel of journalists on a few of the largest political headlines of the yr, with a collection of questions ready by quizmaster Emma Godmere. Test your political smarts by following together with 20 of the trickiest questions under and examine your solutions on the backside of the quiz.
24CA News: The House47:51Test your data with The House’s 2022 news quiz
It was a busy yr in Canadian politics — however how a lot of it do you truly keep in mind? Listen alongside and take a look at your political smarts as host Catherine Cullen quizzes three political journalists on a few of the most vital political twists and turns of 2022.
Conservative turmoil
1. Back in January, a report evaluating the Conservative Party’s efficiency within the 2021 election urged then-leader Erin O’Toole was “over-managed” by senior workers and did not join effectively sufficient with voters. Which former MP compiled this report?
2. On February 2, turmoil inside the Conservative Party got here to a head when MPs voted to interchange social gathering chief Erin O’Toole. Name the parliamentary act that permits this to occur.
3. Pierre Poilievre was the primary candidate to formally announce he could be working to turn out to be the subsequent Conservative chief. How many days after Erin O’Toole’s ouster did Poilievre enter the race?
4. In February, a Liberal MP mentioned he was uncomfortable along with his authorities’s COVID-19 insurance policies. “I think it’s time to stop dividing Canadians, to stop pitting one part of the population against another,” the MP mentioned. Which Liberal MP made these remarks?
Convoy protests
5. The convoy protests arrived in Ottawa the final weekend of January. But on which date was the Emergencies Act invoked?
6. For what number of days was the Emergencies Act invoked?
7. The House of Commons voted to verify using the Emergencies Act 181 to 151, with MPs largely divided throughout social gathering strains. The NDP sided with the Liberals and voted in favour of using the act, whereas the Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois voted towards its use. One social gathering was break up: the Greens. Which Green MP voted in favour of using the Emergencies Act and which voted towards?
Liberal-NDP deal
8. Some main news broke in March: the Liberals and the NDP struck a confidence-and-supply settlement to maintain the minority authorities in energy till 2025. While some preliminary discussions unfolded after the final election, talks picked up once more in early 2022 between the 2 social gathering leaders. What occasion prompted the restart of these talks?
9. Dental care was an enormous piece of the Liberal-NDP deal. But what different main NDP precedence is baked into the settlement, and what is the deadline for its implementation?
10. While the federal authorities would go on to carry extra COVID journey measures later within the yr, they dropped one particular cross-border journey requirement in April. What was it?
Military spending
11. In its spring price range, the federal authorities laid out plans to extend defence spending by $8 billion over 5 years. What share of Canada’s GDP would that quantity to?
12. The proven fact that Canada doesn’t meet NATO’s benchmark for defence spending drew extra consideration following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In what month did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make a shock go to to Ukraine?
13. In the wake of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Arctic sovereignty and safety turned a serious subject of debate. In June, Canada signed a take care of a overseas nation to ascertain a brand new land border on an uninhabited island within the Arctic. Which nation?
14. What is the title of that island?
New taxes, rising rates of interest
15. A brand new federal “luxury tax” got here into impact in September. First launched within the 2021 price range, the tax is utilized to automobiles and personal plane with sale costs over a certain quantity. What is that quantity?
16. How many occasions did the Bank of Canada increase rates of interest this yr?
17. Canada’s inflation price reached a 39-year excessive this yr. What was that peak price?
Poilievre’s massive win
18. When Pierre Poilievre was elected Conservative chief in September, he gained almost each using within the nation. Poilievre misplaced simply eight ridings to his fundamental opponent, Jean Charest. Name the 2 ridings exterior Quebec that Poilievre misplaced to Charest.
19. Statistics Canada launched new information on the make-up of Canada’s inhabitants in October. What share of the inhabitants is now made up of immigrants and everlasting residents?
20. The prime minister appointed six new senators this yr. Name one in all them.
Here are the solutions:
1. James Cumming
2. Reform Act
3. Three days
4. Joël Lightbound
5. February 14
6. 10 days
7. Elizabeth May voted in favour, Mike Morrice voted towards
8. The beginning of Jagmeet Singh’s daughter — Justin Trudeau was calling to congratulate
9. Pharmacare — to move a Canada Pharmacare Act by the tip of 2023
10. Pre-arrival COVID testing for absolutely vaccinated travellers
11. A projected 1.5 per cent of GDP
12. May
13. Denmark
14. Hans Island
15. $100,000 for automobiles and personal plane and $250,000 for vessels for private use
16. Seven occasions
17. 8.1 per cent
18. Ottawa Centre and University-Rosedale
19. 23 per cent
20. Any one of many following is appropriate: Dr. Sharon Burey, Andrew Cardozo, Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson, Margo Greenwood, Dr. Gigi Osler, or Ian Shugart
