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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the 2022 municipal election
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1CBC Ottawa published profiles of several of the top mayoral candidates to provide insight into what drives and defines them. In Bob Chiarelli's case, where did he live as a child — at least, until the federal government booted his family out to bulldoze the area?
- AAbove his father's butcher shop in Little Italy.
- BIn a small LeBreton Flats rowhouse with his six siblings.
- CNext door to his grandmother's Hintonburg laundromat.
- DIn a Carlington bungalow expropriated to build Highway 417.
2Mark Sutcliffe has written a pair of books about his big passion, one of which is titled Long Road to WHERE?
- ABoston.
- BRio de Janeiro.
- CMarrakech.
- DIqaluit.
3Catherine McKenney told CBC about one particularly meaningful tweet they sent and how "surprised" they were when it went "a bit viral." What did they share in that tweet?
- AA video of residents being harassed during the Freedom Convoy protests.
- BA photo of their two dogs, two cats and one rat, taken at city hall.
- CThe fact that they're trans non-binary.
- DA personal letter they'd received from late Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar.
4Which mayoral candidate's climate policy secured them an endorsement from Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice, deputy leader of the federal NDP?
- AParam Singh.
- BNour Kadri.
- CMike Maguire.
- DBrandon Bay.
5Advance voting was way up this year. According to city figures, roughly how many ballots had been cast by Oct. 16, eight days before election day?
- A40,000.
- B62,000.
- C85,000.
- D112,000.
6Regardless of the outcome of Ottawa's mayoral race, city council will look quite different as many candidates didn't run for re-election — including which 28-year council veteran who briefly was in the running for the top job? This is a partial map of their ward.
- AJan Harden.
- BKeith Egli.
- CDiane Deans.
- DEli El-Chantiry.
7Speaking of races with no incumbent, which ward could end up being represented by the brother of the outgoing councillor? That councillor chaired Ottawa's board of health and is seen here during a COVID-19 update in 2020.
- AKnoxdale-Merivale.
- BCollege.
- CRideau-Vanier.
- DAlta Vista.
8Which growing Ottawa suburb has been divided into west and east wards for the first time? The western ward briefly made headlines after this candidate was caught removing another candidate's material from a resident's doorstep.
- AKanata.
- BBarrhaven.
- COrléans.
- DNavan.
9Voters will also be casting ballots for school board trustees on Monday, and the normally sleepy races are more heated than usual. Why did several Ottawa advocacy groups issue a joint statement condemning eight specific trustees running for office in the nation's capital?
- AThe eight trustees are calling for more police in schools.
- BThey disagree with the way Canada's colonial history is taught.
- CThey've expressed opinions or shared social media posts downplaying COVID-19.
- DThey've been accused of using transphobic rhetoric.
10In which city are these four candidates running for mayor? The incumbent is second from right, has held the job since 2014 and is also an assistant economics professor at a local college.
- ABrockville.
- BCornwall.
- CKingston.
- DPembroke.
11BONUS QUESTION! As of Oct. 22, which Ottawa mayoral candidate had cemented themselves as the most popular on Twitter, with roughly 47,000 followers?
- ACatherine McKenney.
- BMark Sutcliffe.
- CBob Chiarelli.
- DGregory Guevara.
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