News quiz June 28 | What’s that disease? Who’s that judge?

Have you been keeping up with the news of the North this week? Let’s see — start the quiz.

1. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and other Indigenous leaders are speaking out over Bill C-5 as it passes through Parliament. What does Bill C-5 do?

A. Makes it easier to approve projects deemed to be in the national interest.
B. Removes some of the regulations governing shipping on Arctic waters.
C. Allows the federal government to reopen land agreements so national security projects can be built.

2. Stephen McGean was in the news last week. Who is he?

A. Nunavut’s new permanent chief public health officer
B. Nunavut’s new fire marshal
C. Nunavut’s new privacy commissioner

3. The Competition Bureau of Canada issued a report last week calling for greater competition in what northern industry?

A. Grocery stores
B. Airlines
C. Private consultants

4. On June 20, Mark Mossey was sworn in as the territory’s newest judge by the chief justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice. Who is the chief justice?

A. Paul Bychok
B. Neil Sharkey
C. Susan Cooper

5. Last week, the Department of Health urged Nunavummiut to get vaccinated against which highly contagious disease?
A. Measles
B. Whooping cough
C. Tuberculosis

Justice Mark Mossey, shown in a photo from March, was sworn into office by the chief justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice earlier this month. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Answers

1. A — Bill C-5, which has been approved in the House of Commons and is now being considered in the Senate, would streamline approvals and development of major projects. Indigenous leaders fear it will infringe on agreements they have made with the federal government.
2. B — Stephen McGean, formerly the fire chief in Iqaluit, was recently named the new fire marshal for Nunavut.
3. B — The answer is airlines. The bureau argues that even introducing just one new competitor on a route could reduce air fares on that route by nine per cent.
4. C — Susan Cooper is the chief justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice.
5. A — It’s the measles that the Health Department issued its advisory over. While no new cases have been reported in Nunavut, several thousand have been detected in other provinces and territories. Measles is one of the most contagious illnesses out there.