How many political headlines can you recall from the past 12 months?
Host Katherine Cullen concludes 2023 with a series of questions prepared by quizmaster Emma Godmire, featuring The Logic’s Murad Hemmadi, the National Post’s Christopher Nardi and the Globe and Mail’s Shannon Listen below as Proudfoot and others test the Capitol Watchers panel. .
Test your political IQ and answer the 30 trickiest questions below (answers at the bottom).
controversial from the beginning
1) The year began with MPs calling for emergency committee meetings in early January, weeks before Parliament resumed. Which parliamentary committees were convened on an emergency basis and why?
2) Once MPs returned to the Hill, opposition parties demanded that the government impose tens of millions of dollars in government contracts awarded to consultants. Which consulting firm were you most focused on?
3) Which former government officials previously held top positions at the consulting firm and were called to testify before the committee?
4) Former finance minister Bill Morneau made headlines earlier this year after publishing a book filled with both financial advice and an expression of frustration with Downing Street. What was the title of that book?
obsession with unidentified objects
5) After a flying object was spotted over the Yukon in early February, Canadian and American fighter jets were scrambled in an official NORAD operation, and a U.S. F-22 shot down the object. How did the then Defense Minister Anita Anand describe the shape of the object?
6) Many Canadians wanted to know why American fighter jets reached the flying object first. Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre later told a House of Commons committee that Canada’s CF-18 was delayed. What are the reasons for the delay given by Mr. Eyre?
7) February also saw the release of the long-awaited final report of the Emergencies Act Inquiry. One of Judge Paul Rouleau’s many conclusions concerned alliterative statements. Rouleau said the events of January and February 2022 amounted to a “failure” of anything.
8) As spring arrived, the Liberal government was under increasing pressure to investigate claims that the Chinese government interfered in the past two federal elections. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directed two intelligence review bodies to investigate the matter before announcing a special rapporteur. What are the official names of these two examination bodies?
9) The Prime Minister ultimately appointed David Johnston to the role of Special Rapporteur to investigate and make recommendations to combat foreign interference. His appointment was heavily criticized by opposition parties, largely because of Mr. Johnston’s family ties to Mr. Trudeau and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. What were the main recommendations of the controversial Johnston report?
10) A week after the report was withdrawn, lawmakers passed a motion in the House of Representatives by a vote of 174 to 150 calling for Johnston to resign. Which party filed the motion?
Portus is coming to town
11) US President Joe Biden made his long-awaited first official visit to Canada in March. In his speech in the House of Commons, he said he likes all but one of Canada’s sports teams. Which team did Biden say he hated?
12) Biden and Trudeau made news during their trip by expanding the agreement between the two countries. What is the name of the agreement?
big local elections
13) Prince Edward Island held its first general election of the year in April. Prime Minister Dennis King’s Progressive Conservative government is back for a second term. Which party formed the official opposition party and came in second place?
14) In May, Alberta held its second general election of the year. Daniel Smith’s United Conservative Party won 49 seats, giving it a majority. How many seats did the UCP win in the capital, Edmonton?
15) In June, Justice Russell Brown resigned from the Supreme Court. The Judicial Council of Canada had launched an investigation after Brown was accused of being intoxicated in public and harassing a group. In which U.S. state did the alleged incident occur?
16) Later that year, Judge Mary Morrow was appointed to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy. How many women currently serve on the Supreme Court?
17) Five federal by-elections were held over the summer, with the Conservatives winning three seats and the Liberals winning two. Name three of the five new members of Congress.
A busy political summer
18) Before parliament meets for the summer, the government has secured passage of two controversial bills addressing online activity. C-11 (Online Streaming Act) was passed in April and C-18 (Online News Act) was passed in June. Which existing laws does C-11 update?
19) Canada’s population reached a major milestone this year. In what month did the number exceed 40 million?
20) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffled his cabinet in July. How many ministers have been removed from the cabinet?
21) On the day Parliament resumed in September, the Prime Minister stood up in the chamber and made a bombshell. Prime Minister Trudeau publicly accused the Indian government of involvement in the murder of a Sikh activist in British Columbia. What action did the government take regarding the file on the same day that Prime Minister Trudeau released his statement?
22) Just a few days later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Ottawa and addressed the House of Commons. President Zelenskiy concluded his speech with words he had learned earlier in the day. Did a Canadian official tell him that?
23) After President Zelenskiy’s speech, in which a man who fought in a Nazi unit received applause from parliamentarians, there was intense backlash and criticism. House Speaker Anthony Rota resigned following the incident. The scandal has also spurred calls for more information about investigations into suspected war criminals who came to Canada after World War II. What was the name of the committee that conducted that investigation in the 1980s?
Ongoing speaker debate
24) Following the resignation of Chair Rota, an election was held to select a new Chair, with Greg Fergus ultimately taking the position. Name the other two members who ran for Speaker.
25) Speaker Greg Fergus has come under fire in recent weeks after appearing in a controversial video shown at the Ontario Liberal Party convention. The Conservative Party and the Bloc Quebecois called for his resignation, saying the video violated the impartiality of the speaker’s chair. After the matter was considered by the House Procedures Committee, the committee’s report asked Mr. Fergus to do two things. What was that?
26) When Wab Kinew’s NDP won the October general election, Manitoba became the first Canadian province to elect an Indigenous premier. How many seats did the local NDP win to form a majority government?
About taxes
27) In October, the Liberal government brought even more headlines when it announced a carbon tax carve-out for household heating oil. The carve-out came in response to growing pressure from Atlantic members of the Liberal caucus. What percentage of Atlantic Coast households continue to use furnace oil to heat their homes?
28) What is the current federal carbon price? How many dollars per ton of emissions?
29) Bill C-234 aimed to exempt some fuels used on farms for drying grain and heating barns, and presented new opportunities for carbon tax carve-outs. After passing the House earlier this year, the bill moved to the Senate, where a weeks-long fight over the bill erupted. What is the current status of that bill now that both the House and Senate are closed for the holidays?
30) Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poièvre is one of the Liberal Party’s most vocal opponents of the carbon tax. He has vowed to keep Parliament prorogued until Christmas unless the government abolishes parts of it. MPs have since returned home for the holidays, but the Conservative Party forced them to vote all night and around the clock earlier this month. How many total votes were cast over 24 hours?
The answer is:
1) Transportation Committee to discuss disruption to holiday travel.
2) McKinsey.
3) Dominic Barton, former Canadian Ambassador to China.
Four) Where do we go from here?
5) “Cylindrical”.
6) General Eyre told the committee, “…the departure from Cold Lake was delayed due to cold rain. It is my understanding that the airstrip was a bit of a skating rink, as is often the case in northern Alberta. are doing.”
7) Federalism.
8) National Security Intelligence Congressional Committee (NSICOP) and National Security Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA).
9) He ruled out a public inquiry.
10) National Democratic Party.
11) Toronto Maple Leafs.
12) Safe Third Country Agreement.
13) Liberal Party.
14) None.
15) Arizona.
16) Five.
17) Ben Kerr, Anna Gainey, Arpan Khanna, Branden Leslie, Shuwaroi Majumdar.
18) Broadcasting Law.
19) June.
20) Seven.
21) The government expelled India’s top diplomat.
22) Governor Mary Simon (she taught Zelenskiy the Inuktitut word “Ajuinnata”, which means “Never give up, be strong in the face of adversity”).
23) Deschenes Commission.
24) Sean Casey, Chris d’Entremont, Carol Hughes, Elizabeth May, Alexandra Mendes, Peter Siefke.
25) Apologize to the House of Commons and pay the fine.
26) 34.
27) 30 percent.
28) $65.
29) After amendments and third reading vote in the Senate, the bill returns to the House of Commons.
30) 137 (125 recorded divisions and 12 additional votes taken during Committee of the Whole).
