Prime Minister Justin Trudeau falls into the water while trying to get into a kayak at Sidney Spit in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, east of Sidney, B.C., on Saturday August 5, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

You may have seen the #cdnpoli quiz to mark the end of 2017 and reflect on the past year of Canadian politics, but Story of a Tory brings you an even better version! This could have easily been a ten-page final exam, but we decided to spare you the full roster and only include the highlights. Scroll through a full twelve months of bumbling blunders, overspending, and international embarrassment, and let us know your scores!

Questions

1. In January, Justin Trudeau pulled an abrupt about-face on his previous defense of cash-for-access political fundraising, banning it outright. What is the 2017 limit for the amount of money an individual can pledge to a federal party?
2. Which new minister did Justin Trudeau dispatch to announce his abandoned project of electoral reform in February, and which shuffled minister did they replace?
3. What analytical framework did the Liberals develop themselves and use to tout their second budget, launched in March?
4. The April by-elections saw two Alberta ridings win a Conservative majority. Which ridings were they, and who are the new Members of Parliament?
5. In May, Justin Trudeau attended a NATO summit in Brussels. Heads of State and Government were there to discuss burden-sharing within the Alliance and counter-terrorism, but something much more superficial about Trudeau took center stage in the photo calls. What was it?
6. In June, Justin Trudeau sat down to reflect on Canada 150 celebrations. Of whom did he say he was jealous, citing that they have more of a stake in Canada than others?
7. In July, reports emerged that the Liberals would be removing warnings about what from the Canadian Citizenship Guide?
8. August saw another cabinet shuffle, this time with which three high-profile ministers receiving new portfolios?
9. The overwhelming surge of illegal asylum seekers crossing the US-Canadian border in Quebec decreased in September with no Liberal account for the reason or projections of future conditions. Haitians fleeing the US were misinformed about Canada as a refuge through whose Twitter account?
10. In early October, TransCanada announced the termination of the Energy East pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects. What reason did Trudeau cite for this?
11. Reports emerged in November that the Liberals planned to provide “reintegration support” for which group?
12. Name three of the rules governing the Liberals’ $5.6 million dollar skating rink on Parliament Hill.

Answers

1. $1,500

2. Karina Gould replaced Maryam Monsef as Minister of Democratic Institutions

3. Gender-based analysis

4. Calgary Heritage (Bob Benzen) and Calgary Midnapore (Stephanie Kusie)

5. His socks

6. New immigrants

7. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

8. Kent Hehr, Jane Philpott, Carolyn Bennett

9. Justin Trudeau’s

10. Economic reasons

11. ISIS fighters

12. No hockey, no figure skating, no food, no cell phones, no roughhousing or high speeds, no tag, no carrying children, must reserve a 45-minute spot in advance, skates must be worn on the rink

Thanks for playing along, and for your continued support! Happy New Year!

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