What important trade did the Hudson Bay Company control?
• Fishing. • Agriculture. • Fur. • Oil. Which group of people were important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway? • French. • English. • Chinese. • Métis. What did the federal government do to encourage people to settle in the Prairie provinces during the early 1900s? • Offered to pay travel expenses. • Offered land at cheap prices.. • Promised gold mines. • Paid settlers to move out west. What do you call a law before it is passed? • A New law. • A Proposed law. • A Bill. • A New proposal. How many electoral districts are there in Canada? • 20. • About 300. • 178. • 59. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections? • Anyone. • A Canadian citizen who is 16 years old. • Any man who is at least 18 years old. • Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old. What are the parties that are not in power called? • Not in power. • Independents. • Candidates. • Opposition parties. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament? • If Canadians do not approve of
