Chapter Twenty: Contemporary Canada

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Question 1
In the 1970s, the Waffle group within the NDP urged
a. gradual buying back of large foreign-owned companies.
b. introducing stronger government controls over the activities of foreign-owned corporations.
c. large-scale nationalization of foreign-owned businesses and resources.
d. prevention of takeovers of Canadian businesses by American corporations.

Question 2
Over which of the following issues did Joe Clark's government resign?
a. the proposed Canadianization of the petroleum industry
b. excise tax on gasoline
c. lack of American recognition for the government
d. patriation of the Constitution

Question 3
What type of foreign policy did Trudeau favour?
a. a policy of neutrality and lack of military and economic involvement
b. a "helpful fixer" policy
c. a policy of championing human rights worldwide, regardless of political convenience
d. a policy based on a national self-interest

Question 4
How many cents of each tax dollar did the federal government need by 1991 to pay interest on its previous borrowings?
a. 5
b. 18
c. 35
d. 48

Question 5
The 1987 accord with the United States would not result in which of the following?
a. Canada would still be able to bar American takeovers of Canadian industries.
b. Tariffs would end gradually.
c. Canada would gain enhanced access to most sectors of the American market.
d. Canadian cultural enterprises would be protected from the influence of free trade.

Question 6
According to studies done around the 1993 election, which of the following did Reform supporters tend not to reject?
a. the equal and non-special status of Quebec
b. the welfare state
c. civil rights for homosexuals
d. multiculturalism

Question 7
What did the federal Commission on Equality in Employment recommend in 1984?
a. It recommended that all public sector employers hire only women until the numbers of female employees reflect the population numbers in their geographical area.
b. It recommended the creation of Equal Pay Coalition, which would design and implement equal-opportunity and equal-pay programs throughout Canada.
c. It recommended increased wages for underpaid women, so that by 2000 all women in full-time jobs would be paid the same as men for work of equal value.
d. It recommended mandatory employment-equity programs, to be implemented through affirmative action.

Question 8
What were "Rae days" in Ontario?
a. mandatory non-paid working Saturdays every two months for all government workers
b. forced holidays without pay for public-sector workers
c. four holidays a year to celebrate Ontario's multicultural diversity, full of cultural activities and festivals
d. days on which strikes of any kind were prohibited, to be used by the government in times of economic crisis

Question 9
Which of the following cities hosted the first Olympic Games to take place in Canada?
a. Calgary
b. Montreal
c. Toronto
d. Vancouver

Question 10
Which of the following has become a major contributor to environmental problems in Canada?
a. the burning of fossil fuels to heat homes and run cars
b. the spewing of industrial wastes into air and water
c. the use of pesticides and herbicides
d. all of the above

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