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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 12 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
12 months ago
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Question 1
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Which National Lacrosse League team is relocating to the nation's capital and will henceforth be known as the Ottawa Black Bears?
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The Albany FireWolves.
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The Halifax Thunderdogs.
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The New York Riptide.
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The Saskatchewan Rush.
Question 2
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The province introduced a major new piece of legislation Tuesday, designed to speed up construction of new highways in Ontario by shortening their environmental assessments. What is the three-word name of the act?
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Get It Done.
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Hit The Road.
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Turn The Corner.
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Make It So.
Question 3
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The Ford government also officially repealed Bill 124 this week, after it was twice found unconstitutional. What was the law, enacted in 2019, designed to do?
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Ford (binary/octet-stream)
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Cap salary hikes for public sector workers.
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Give municipalities the power to force misbehaving councillors from office.
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Permit private clinics to perform additional surgeries covered by OHIP.
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Restrict the freedom for school-aged children to choose their own pronouns.
Question 4
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"It is counter to the trends of reduced car ownership. It is counter to the trends of younger people not getting cars at all. It is counter to … our thrust to try to increase reliance on public transit." What policy was Coun. Jeff Leiper referring to when he spoke those words?
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Minimum parking space rules for apartments.
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An impending OC Transpo fare hike.
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Free downtown parking on weekends.
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The rollout of hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations.
Question 5
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What have senators like Don Plett been issued amid rising concerns about security on Parliament Hill?
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Free martial arts training.
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Panic buttons.
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Small cannisters of dog spray.
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High-pitched whistles.
Question 6
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Which of the following did France Bélisle cite Thursday as a motivating factor for her decision to resign as mayor of Gatineau, Que.?
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The hostile political climate.
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An unspecified chronic illness.
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A desire to return to the public sector.
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The lack of time she has for her family.
Question 7
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Chris Barber, one of the organizers of what became known as the Freedom Convoy, is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to do what?
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Freeze his bank accounts.
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Seize his tractor-trailer.
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Censor his social media posts.
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Arrest and detain him for 48 hours.
Question 8
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Which city's residents were urged to stay inside and lock their doors and windows Friday while OPP investigated a shooting?
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Opp (binary/octet-stream)
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Brockville.
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Cornwall.
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Pembroke.
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Petawawa.
Question 9
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Ottawa's mild winter weather may have shortened the skiing and skating seasons, but it's led to perks for John DeVries' industry. Which industry does his association represent?
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Construction.
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Transit.
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Dairy farming.
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International shipping.
Question 10
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Kevin Holm told CBC's Ontario Morning that he plans to keep this portable sign standing outside his electrical shop in Petawawa, Ont., despite which of the following challenges?
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Vandals keep rearranging the letters to leave lewd messages.
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He's in violation of a town bylaw around how long such signs can stay up.
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The town plans to build a new bus stop there.
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It's become a nesting spot for several feisty owls.
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