Prime ministers
This Prime Minister introduced the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the U.S.
Brian Mulroney
The Canadian Senate is also known as the Chamber of this.
Sober, second thought
The Conservative Party currently holds this many seats in the House of Commons.
119
These two Canadians with the same first name were held in Chinese jails and recently came home to Canada.
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
This party leader led the "Orange Wave" of the 2011 election.
- Thomas Mulcair
- Jack Layton
- Tommy Douglas
- Michael Ignatieff
Jack Layton
This Canadian Prime Minister performed a cover of the Beatles' With a Little Help From My Friends, at the NAC gala in 2009.
Stephen Harper
A constitutional qualification for sitting as a Senator is that a Canadian has a net worth of this much money.
$4,000
There have been this many minority governments in Canadian history.
15
This 2012 film starring Ben Affleck tells the real life story of "The Canadian Caper's" role in the U.S.-Iran hostage crisis.
Argo
Kim Campbell, on June 25 1993 became Canada's first female prime minister. What other positions in Canadian government was she the first woman appointed to?
- Minister of National Defence
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Minister of Veterans Affairs
- All of these
All of these
Sir John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first Prime Minister. Who was the second?
Alexander Mackenzie
This person leads the Speaker’s parade that opens each parliamentary sitting, and is responsible for security in the Senate Chamber.
Usher of the Black Rod
In 1993, the Bloc Quebecois won this many seats in the election to become the first separatist party to form the official opposition.
54
Before becoming Prime Minister, Lester B. Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on this international crisis.
1956 Suez Crisis
Which Prime Minister appears on the $100 bill?
- Arthur Meighen
- RB Bennett
- Robert Borden
- Pierre Trudeau
Robert Borden
Who was the last Prime Minister not born in Canada?
John Turner
Appointments to the Senate were previously made for life, but in this year, the mandatory retirement age of 75 was introduced.
1965
Canada's natural governing party has won this many of the last 44 federal elections.
25
This term is associated with former Canadian foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy's legacy.
Human security
Which Canadian hockey player was also a Member of Parliament during his hockey career?
- Red Kelly
- Dale Hawerchuk
- Ken Dryden
- Mario Lemieux
Red Kelly was a Liberal Member of Parliament for York West from 1962 to 1965. During this time, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup twice while Kelly was also a Member of Parliament.
This Prime Minister, who served for 15 years, was born on Oct. 18, 1919.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
This Senator was the first Black Canadian to serve in the Upper Chamber, and represented the province of Ontario for 35 years.
Anne Cools
Sir Charles Tupper was the shortest serving prime ministers in Canadian history, one of three prime ministers never to sit in Parliament while in that role. He was prime minister for this many days.
69
She was the first Canadian female diplomat, who served as Canadian Ambassador to Israel from 1958 to 1961, Austria from 1962 to 1966, and Sweden from 1969 to 1973.
Blanche Margaret Meagher
In the Canadian election of 1925, Mackenzie King's Liberals ended up in 2nd place behind the Conservatives. However, King was still allowed to remain as the Prime Minister for another year, even though the Conservative Party elected more MPs and was poised to form a minority government. What was the cause of this incident?
- Defection of several Conservatives after the Election gave more seats to Liberals
- Members of minor political parties supported the Liberals instead of Conservatives
- Election victories of mostly Conservative MPs in the prairie provinces were not certified until later
- The Governor-General refused to recognize the Conservative Leadership
Members of minor political parties supported the Liberals instead of Conservatives.