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   CBC News Posted: Dec 27, 2014   
      
      
   The House: 2014 year-end political quiz   
      
   Go head-to-head with our panellists and see how many of the year's newsmakers   
   you can identify   
      
   Were you paying attention to the world of politics in 2014?   
      
   Test your recall of the political events and newsmakers in The House's year-end   
   quiz and go head-to-head with host Evan Solomon and panellists Andrew Coyne,   
   columnist for PostMedia, CBC National Affairs Editor Chris Hall and   
   Radio­-Canada Ottawa Bureau Chief Emmanuelle Latraverse.   
      
   Answers appear  [in next posting]:   
      
      
   1. 2014 was a Winter Olympics year… and politics is often a contact sport, so   
   let's combine the two for our first question. On Jan. 7, which cabinet minister   
   helped unveil the roster of Canada's men's hockey team?   
      
   2. Mid­-February: Canadians found out the cost behind the government ads   
   they'd   
   already been seeing on TV. Which program did the government spend $2.5 million   
   promoting, despite the fact that that program didn't actually exist yet?   
      
   3. Lots happened on the international scene this year. On Jan. 19, Stephen   
   Harper began his first official visit to what country?   
      
   4. Speaking of the busy year on the international stage, on Jan. 27, MPs held   
   an emergency debate to address the crisis in what country?   
      
   5. On Jan. 29, Justin Trudeau surprised almost everyone by kicking Liberal   
   Senators out of his caucus. How many Senators got the boot?   
   	A. 27   
   	B. 30   
   	C. 32   
      
   6. On Feb. 4, the first charges were laid in the Senate expenses scandal. Who   
   was charged with FRAUD and BREACH OF TRUST?   
      
   7. Name this key player in Canadian politics in 2014 (listen to the show for an   
   audio hint)   
      
   8. Feb. 11, the Conservatives tabled their budget. They're still projecting a   
   deficit, but only because Jim Flaherty included a contingency fund in his   
   calculations. How big was that contingency fund?   
      
   9. Feb. 22, the Liberals held a convention in Montreal… Leader Justin Trudeau   
   had to defend one of his potential star candidates in the next election. What   
   was retired Lt­. Gen. Andrew Leslie having to defend himself over that week?   
      
   10. Feb. 24, which Conservative MP backtracked from this story?   
      
   "On the mail delivery day when voter cards are put in mailboxes, residents come   
   home, pick them out of their boxes, and throw them in the garbage can. I have   
   seen campaign workers follow, pick up a dozen of them afterward, and walk out.   
     Why are they doing that? They are doing it so they can hand those cards to   
   other people, who will then be vouched for at a voting booth and vote   
   illegally."   
      
   11. On March 12, the Canadian flag was taken down at the NATO headquarters in   
   Kabul to mark the end of Canada's mission in Afghanistan. At the height of that   
   mission, how many Canadian troops were in Afghanistan?   
      
   12. On March 18, Jim Flaherty resigned as Finance Minister. The next day,   
   another prominent politician announced their resignation. Who?   
      
   13. On March 21, the Supreme Court, in a 6-to-1 ruling, rejected the   
   government's choice of Marc Nadon as the next high court Justice. Who did the   
   government end up appointing instead?   
      
   14. On March 30, a former director of communications for the Prime Minister was   
   forced out of his new job as head of the Conservative Party. What was the   
   reason behind Dimitri Soudas's departure?   
      
   15. On April 7, Philippe Couillard's Liberals win the Quebec election. How many   
   seats did his party win to defeat the Parti Québécois?   
   	A. 65   
   	B. 68   
   	C. 70   
      
   16. April 8, a major security breach forced the Canada Revenue Agency to   
   temporarily shut down its website. What is the name of the bug responsible for   
   all that?   
      
   17. In early April, leaks from the House of Commons' Board of Internal Economy   
   revealed that the NDP was ordered not to use parliamentary resources to pay for   
   staff in satellite party offices. Where were those satellites offices located?   
      
   18. On April 24, Employment Minister Jason Kenney reacted to the controversy   
   surrounding the Temporary Foreign Worker program by imposing a moratorium on   
   what industry?   
      
   19. April 25, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not   
   reform the Senate on its own. On the same day, as he was reacting to the news,   
   the Minister of State for Democratic Reform, Pierre Poilievre also announced   
   what?   
      
   20. In early May, an unprecedented spat between Stephen Harper and the Chief   
   Justice of the Supreme Court puzzled many political watchers. The Prime   
   Minister had suggested that the chief justice of the Supreme Court tried   
   inappropriately to intervene in the process to appoint Justice Marc Nadon, even   
   though her advice came before Nadon's appointment was announced. Name the   
   lawyer who challenged the appointment of Marc Nadon.   
      
   21. On May 28, which well­-known senator announced his resignation?   
      
   22. On June 4, the government tabled bill C-36: The Protection of Communities   
   and Exploited Persons Act ­­ the new prostitution bill. That's after the   
   Supreme Court had struck down parts of the old law following a court challenge   
   by three women. Name one of those three women.   
      
   23. July 17, suspended Senator Mike Duffy was charged in connection to the   
   Senate expenses scandal. How many charges is he facing?   
   	A. 22   
   	B. 31   
   	C. 37   
      
   24. On July 29, the federal government took the unusual step of pointing the   
   finger directly at China following a cyber attack. What did the government   
   accuse Beijing of targeting?   
      
   25. On Aug. 21, the following clip from the prime minister attracted a lot of   
   criticism: "We should not view this as sociological phenomenon. We should view   
   it as crime. It is crime against innocent people, and it needs to be addressed   
   as such." What was the prime minister responding to?   
      
   26. Name the Conservative MP who apologized for responding to NDP Leader Tom   
   Mulcair's questions on Canada's mission in Iraq in September with an attack on   
   the NDP position on Israel.   
      
   27. On Sept. 6, Jim Prentice won the Progressive Conservative Association of   
   Alberta leadership election ­­ on his way to becoming the province's Premier.   
   Later that month, on Sept. 22, people of New Brunswick went to the polls. Who   
   became that province's new premier following the  election?   
      
   28. Oct. 7, a divided House of Commons voted in favour of sending Canadian   
   aircraft and personnel to join coalition airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS   
   targets. Where are Canada's CF­-18s based for that mission?   
      
   29. On Nov. 5, Dean Del Mastro rose in the House of Commons and resigned his   
   seat after being convicted for violating the Elections Canada Act. Which riding   
   did he represent?   
      
   30. Nov. 30, former governor general Michaëlle Jean is chosen as the new   
      
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