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100

The Insurance Council consists of X number of voting members and non-voting members, and is presided by 

What is the Chair

100

This bad word you may hear a bit more frequently during the months of April through June

What is the "F" word, Filing

100

This principle requires that people affected by administrative decisions have the opportunity to be heard and receive an unbiased decision

What is procedural fairness

100

This NBC sitcom about six friends hanging out in New York City debuted in 1994 and became one of the most iconic TV shows of the decade.

What is Friends

100

This is the longest river in the world, traditionally cited as flowing through northeastern Africa

What is the Nile River

200

This staff member sat as the Chair of the Insurance Council, many years ago...

Who is Brett T

200

At this Allstaff event, a treacherous journey was taken to obtain gold, whilst having a camel driver 

What is Gold of the Desert Kings

200

This legal process allows courts to review decisions made by the FST in cases

What is judicial review

200

This Vancouver-based club joined the MLS in 2011

What is the Vancouver Whitecaps FC

200

This process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy occurs primarily in chloroplasts.

What is photosynthesis

300

The number of voting council members that sit on the Insurance Council 

What is 11 Voting Council Members

300

This staff member has served a long-time employee achievement 

Who is Elke Z

300

This 2008 Supreme Court of Canada case established “reasonableness” and “correctness” as the primary standards of review in administrative law.

What is Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick

300

This HBO fantasy series based on books became a global phenomenon with political intrigue in Westeros, and the infamous phrase "Winter is coming"

What is Game of Thrones

300

This international organization, founded in 1945, is headquartered in New York City and includes nearly every sovereign state.

What is the United Nations

400

In 1989, the Financial Institutions Act established the Insurance Council to be

What is a self-regulated body

400

Staff were sorted into groups of colour based on their personality type. This colour on the wheel is known for their helpfulness and willingness to communicate

What is blue

400

This 2019 Supreme Court of Canada decision restructured the framework for judicial review of administrative decisions.

What is Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov

400

This American singer-songwriter became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week following the release of her 2022 album

Who is Taylor Swift

400

This fundamental force is responsible for the attraction between objects with mass, keeping planets in orbit.

What is gravity

500

This Committee reviews quarterly spending every three months

What is the Finance and Audit Committee

500

Staff that frequent the office can enjoy this area during their lunch breaks, which is only accessible by elevator

What is the rooftop

500

This 1991 Supreme Court of Canada decision established that the Crown has a duty to disclose all relevant, non-privileged information in its possession to the accused, even if the Crown does not intend to rely on it at trial, grounding the right in sections 7 and 11(d) of the Charter.

What is R v. Stinchcombe

500

This 2023 film about an existential crisis and the real world became a global box office hit and cultural phenomenon directed by Greta Gerwig. 

What is Barbie

500

This river is the longest in British Columbia, flows northwest for over 1,300 km, and played a key role in Indigenous trade routes and later the province’s fur trade expansion into the interior.  

What is the Fraser River