Weekly Quiz: Harassment, Hardlines, and the Politics of a Playlist

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const title = "Weekly Quiz: Harassment, Hardlines, and the Politics of a Playlist"; const date = "November 29, 2025"; const data = [ { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Ladly_AlligatorAlcatraz_1800.jpg", title: "The Overlooked Canadian Role in Trump’s Migrant Crackdown", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/the-overlooked-canadian-role-in-trumps-migrant-crackdown/", question: "Government investment in private security firms often raises eyebrows, and Quebec’s stake in GardaWorld—now fulfilling contracts with Alligator Alcatraz—is no exception. How much did the province invest in GardaWorld in 2022?", options: [ "$105 million", "$250 million", "$300 million", "$500 million", ], answer: "$300 million", correct: "In 2022, the Quebec government invested $300 million into GardaWorld through Investissement Québec, purchasing preferred shares at market conditions. “Anyone who owns a $300 million chunk of any company [this size] has significant influence in the operations of that company,” says Toronto-based lawyer James Yap. The office of Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s minister of economy, innovation, and energy, has not responded to interview requests. Québec solidaire’s Andrés Fontecilla, member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laurier-Dorion, has been critical of the provincial government’s handling of this issue. “We denounce the fact that government money is being used to finance, even indirectly, concentration camps for migrants whose only crime is being illegal immigrants,” Fontecilla wrote in a statement over email.", incorrect: "In 2022, the Quebec government invested $300 million into GardaWorld through Investissement Québec, purchasing preferred shares at market conditions. “Anyone who owns a $300 million chunk of any company [this size] has significant influence in the operations of that company,” says Toronto-based lawyer James Yap. The office of Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s minister of economy, innovation, and energy, has not responded to interview requests. Québec solidaire’s Andrés Fontecilla, member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laurier-Dorion, has been critical of the provincial government’s handling of this issue. “We denounce the fact that government money is being used to finance, even indirectly, concentration camps for migrants whose only crime is being illegal immigrants,” Fontecilla wrote in a statement over email. ", }, { title: "Why Don’t We Take Stalking More Seriously?", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/why-dont-we-take-stalking-more-seriously/", question: "After surviving a violent attack from her former partner and stalker, Colette Martin played a pivotal lobbying role in New Brunswick by helping pass Bill 17 into law. What information does Bill 17 allow people to access from police if they believe they are at risk of intimate partner violence (IPV)?", options: [ "Whether their partner has undergone previous psychological evaluation", "Whether their partner has a history of IPV", "Their partner’s full criminal record, including non-IPV offenses", "The duration of any previous peace bond or restraining order against their partner", ], answer: "Whether their partner has a history of IPV", correct: "Bill 17, or the Disclosure to Protect Against Intimate Partner Violence Act, gives police the legal right to share with individuals whether a current or former partner has a history of IPV if they have reason to believe that person is at risk. Alternatively, if someone feels they are at risk of IPV, they can contact the authorities and request that information. Had Martin known that her ex-boyfriend had been previously charged for breaking a former girlfriend’s jaw, she would have been more informed about his violent tendencies and perhaps not dated him at all.", incorrect: "Bill 17, or the Disclosure to Protect Against Intimate Partner Violence Act, gives police the legal right to share with individuals whether a current or former partner has a history of IPV if they have reason to believe that person is at risk. Alternatively, if someone feels they are at risk of IPV, they can contact the authorities and request that information. Had Martin known that her ex-boyfriend had been previously charged for breaking a former girlfriend’s jaw, she would have been more informed about his violent tendencies and perhaps not dated him at all.", }, { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Kane_Kakisa_4.jpg", title: "Wildfires Have Threatened the Existence of This Tiny Northern Town. Here’s How It’s Fighting Back", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/tiny-town-wildfires/", question: "Historical context shapes how people talk about local food systems in the North. Trent Stokes, who manages a community garden in Fort Smith, uses the term “food security” rather than “agriculture.” Why does Stokes make this distinction?", options: [ "“Agriculture” often suggests a focus on cash crops rather than subsistence farming", "“Agriculture” can remind elders of the colonial razing of their land", "“Food security” emphasizes access to food as a human right", "“Food security” better reflects the garden’s purpose as means of emergency preparedness", ], answer: "“Agriculture” can remind elders of the colonial razing of their land", correct: "Stokes calls himself “a northern bush boy” but claims his greatest passion is growing food, which he says got him through struggles with addiction. What he says started as a plan to grow marijuana turned into a love for cultivating flowers and then vegetables. Stokes’s recovery through growing food is an uncommon story in Northern communities. The garden he manages is wedged between a former mission and a residential school. He prefers the term “food security” over “agriculture” because the latter can remind elders of the colonial razing of their land.", incorrect: "Stokes calls himself “a northern bush boy” but claims his greatest passion is growing food, which he says got him through struggles with addiction. What he says started as a plan to grow marijuana turned into a love for cultivating flowers and then vegetables. Stokes’s recovery through growing food is an uncommon story in Northern communities. The garden he manages is wedged between a former mission and a residential school. He prefers the term “food security” over “agriculture” because the latter can remind elders of the colonial razing of their land.", }, { title: "Amid Buy Canadian, Should We 'Listen Canadian' Too?", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/amid-buy-canadian-should-we-listen-canadian-too/", question: "The US border presents major financial hurdles for Canadian artists. These not only include higher visa costs but a higher tax rate on non-resident entertainers than the Canadian government requires. What is the percentage of gross income that the US demands from non-resident entertainers?", options: [ "5 percent", "15 percent", "30 percent", "45 percent", ], answer: "30 percent", correct: "Artists often look at North America as one big audience, but the border has been significant to music for decades. With a population more than eight times the size of Canada, the US represents a huge opportunity for artists: that is, if they can afford to tour. In addition to basic travel costs, the tax regime in the US demands 30 percent of gross income for non-resident entertainers (the Canada Revenue Agency asks for only 15 percent—and it can be reduced through expense claims).", incorrect: "Artists often look at North America as one big audience, but the border has been significant to music for decades. With a population more than eight times the size of Canada, the US represents a huge opportunity for artists: that is, if they can afford to tour. In addition to basic travel costs, the tax regime in the US demands 30 percent of gross income for non-resident entertainers (the Canada Revenue Agency asks for only 15 percent—and it can be reduced through expense claims).", }, ];