Weekly Quiz: A Stunning Liberal Victory, a Pastor’s Paranoia, and a Quintessential Canadian Snack

1 2 const title = "A Stunning Liberal Victory, a Pastor’s Paranoia, and a Quintessential Canadian Snack"; const date = "May 3, 2025"; const data = [ { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Moscrop_Carney_1800-1536x1024.jpg", title: "Mark Carney Leads Liberals to a Stunning Victory", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-wins/", question: "The Liberals’ victory in Canada’s federal election was due, at least in part, to whether or not the party could differentiate itself from the one led by Justin Trudeau. What economic policy of the Trudeau government did Prime Minister Mark Carney pledge to reverse?", options: [ "Luxury tax increase", "Stock buyback tax", "Capital gains inclusion rate increase", "Digital sales tax", ], answer: "Capital gains inclusion rate increase", correct: "Carney and his team knew how to read the polls and the trends behind them; the Liberals had momentum, and voters were willing to consider giving them another shot if the party could at least seem distinct from the one led by Trudeau. He pledged to reverse the Trudeau government’s capital gains inclusion rate increase, which sent a further message that he wasn’t Trudeau while supporting the new party line that the prime minister was here to “catalyze private investment” and grow the economy. Carney quickly reduced the unpopular carbon tax rate to zero percent, which the Conservatives had opposed and vandalized for years, leading the charge in growing public opposition to it. The Pierre Poilievre campaign, on the other hand, was incapable of sufficiently adjusting to changing circumstances.", incorrect: "Carney and his team knew how to read the polls and the trends behind them; the Liberals had momentum, and voters were willing to consider giving them another shot if the party could at least seem distinct from the one led by Trudeau. He pledged to reverse the Trudeau government’s capital gains inclusion rate increase, which sent a further message that he wasn’t Trudeau while supporting the new party line that the prime minister was here to “catalyze private investment” and grow the economy. Carney quickly reduced the unpopular carbon tax rate to zero percent, which the Conservatives had opposed and vandalized for years, leading the charge in growing public opposition to it. The Pierre Poilievre campaign, on the other hand, was incapable of sufficiently adjusting to changing circumstances.", }, { title: "'Is Your Blood Clean?': The Paranoid Pastor Who Turned His Church into a Violent Cult", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/is-your-blood-clean-the-paranoid-pastor-who-turned-his-church-into-a-violent-cult/", question: "Notorious Jamaican pastor Kevin Smith was obsessed with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, echoing the sentiments of some other Christian leaders during the pandemic. Smith became convinced of the harmful impacts of the vaccine, believing it would be used for what purpose?", options: [ "For genetic experiments", "For population control", "To increase infertility in women", "To weaken natural immunity", ], answer: "For population control", correct: "Smith was consumed by the COVID-19 conspiracy theories put forward by right-wing outlets in North America. Convinced of the vaccine’s harmful impacts, colloquially known in Jamaica as “the juk,” he claimed it would be used for population control. In February 2021, the Washington Post released an investigation into the mass proliferation of anti-vaccine content by Christian ministries and influencers across social media. They were spreading false claims that vaccines contained microchips and ingredients linked to the devil. Many spoke about how vaccines and masks heralded the “mark of the beast,” an apocalyptic phrase from the Book of Revelation that suggests that the Antichrist will require people to put a mark on their bodies in order to participate in commerce. TikTok eventually banned the popular hashtags #MarkOfTheBeastIsTheCovid19Vaccine and #VaccineIsTheMarkofTheBeast.", incorrect: "Smith was consumed by the COVID-19 conspiracy theories put forward by right-wing outlets in North America. Convinced of the vaccine’s harmful impacts, colloquially known in Jamaica as “the juk,” he claimed it would be used for population control. In February 2021, the Washington Post released an investigation into the mass proliferation of anti-vaccine content by Christian ministries and influencers across social media. They were spreading false claims that vaccines contained microchips and ingredients linked to the devil. Many spoke about how vaccines and masks heralded the “mark of the beast,” an apocalyptic phrase from the Book of Revelation that suggests that the Antichrist will require people to put a mark on their bodies in order to participate in commerce. TikTok eventually banned the popular hashtags #MarkOfTheBeastIsTheCovid19Vaccine and #VaccineIsTheMarkofTheBeast.", }, { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Kopecky_Cities-1800-735x490.jpg", title: "As Global Climate Leadership Stumbles, Cities Are Stepping Up", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/as-global-climate-leadership-stumbles-cities-are-stepping-up/", question: "Municipal climate coalitions now span the world, forming a new layer of climate governance that transcends national politics. What is the name of the climate network of nearly 100 major cities from around the world aiming to cut their collective emissions in half by 2030?", options: [ "Environmental Defense Fund", "C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.", "Natural Resources Defense Council", "Climate Action Network", ], answer: "C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.", correct: "Canadian cities like Halifax and Regina are actively lowering emissions, joining a global list of cities taking aggressive climate action that’s far too long to name. C40 is a network of nearly 100 major cities on every continent, from Shanghai to Mexico City, aiming to cut their collective emissions in half by 2030. Most of these cities are, in turn, represented by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a network of over 12,500 mayors from 144 countries that is co-chaired by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. None of this is to say that national leadership around the climate crisis is irrelevant or that its absence isn’t devastating. After all, not all countries are rogues and not all cities are saints. Even the most progressive local jurisdictions can’t go it alone forever.", incorrect: "Canadian cities like Halifax and Regina are actively lowering emissions, joining a global list of cities taking aggressive climate action that’s far too long to name. C40 is a network of nearly 100 major cities on every continent, from Shanghai to Mexico City, aiming to cut their collective emissions in half by 2030. Most of these cities are, in turn, represented by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a network of over 12,500 mayors from 144 countries that is co-chaired by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. None of this is to say that national leadership around the climate crisis is irrelevant or that its absence isn’t devastating. After all, not all countries are rogues and not all cities are saints. Even the most progressive local jurisdictions can’t go it alone forever.", }, { title: "Are Hawkins Cheezies the Snack Food of Canadian Sovereignty?", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/hawkins-cheezies-canada/", question: "Canadians have enjoyed Hawkins Cheezies for over seventy-five years, but it’s not just nostalgia that makes the snack beloved—it’s the flavour. Hawkins has largely stuck to its traditional 1950 recipe, with the exception of one change. What did they tweak?", options: [ "Started air frying instead of deep frying", "Abandoned yellow cheddar powder for white cheddar powder", "Introduced new flavour variations", "Switched to trans fat–free oil", ], answer: "Switched to trans fat–free oil", correct: "On the production side, very little has changed with Hawkins Cheezies since its inception, with the exception of the change from hydrogenated vegetable oil to a trade-secret trans fat–free frying medium. The retail size of the 210-gram bag is also a general staple, as is the 420-gram Big Boy (which contains three separate bags). The packaging has been consistent for at least fifty years, with its easily spotted yet low-key red and white vertical stripes, a blue and white logo, and an orange cellophane window giving us a peek within. Crucially, the flavour has never strayed, something writer Simon Thibault is grateful for: “I don’t want or need a ranch Hawkins. Or any other kind.”", incorrect: "On the production side, very little has changed with Hawkins Cheezies since its inception, with the exception of the change from hydrogenated vegetable oil to a trade-secret trans fat–free frying medium. The retail size of the 210-gram bag is also a general staple, as is the 420-gram Big Boy (which contains three separate bags). The packaging has been consistent for at least fifty years, with its easily spotted yet low-key red and white vertical stripes, a blue and white logo, and an orange cellophane window giving us a peek within. Crucially, the flavour has never strayed, something writer Simon Thibault is grateful for: “I don’t want or need a ranch Hawkins. Or any other kind.”", }, ]; The post Weekly Quiz: A Stunning Liberal Victory, a Pastor’s Paranoia, and a Quintessential Canadian Snack first appeared on The Walrus.