Test your Canadian politics knowledge with The House's 2025 year-end quiz

The yesteryear 12 months brought vainglorious political headlines, young drumbeater players and plentifulness of parliamentary surprises. How much do you remember from it all?

Listen below as host Catherine Cullen tests a panel of Parliament Hill watchers in this year's House news quiz, with Shannon Proudfoot of the Globe and Mail, Alex Ballingall of the Toronto Star and Christopher Nardi of the National Post.

See how you measure up by following along with 40 of this year's questions below. (Scroll down to see the answers at the bottom.)

1) January kicked off with more Liberals growing disgruntled with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership. Questions were swirling around his next move. Trudeau finally revealed his decision to step down how many days into 2025?

2) It was only about six weeks earlier that Trudeau had flown down to Mar-a-Lago to talk tariffs with then-U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Which premier visited Mar-a-Lago in January for some of their own "friendly and constructive conversation" with the president-elect?

3) Before January was up, a different premier decided to trigger an early election, saying a strong mandate was needed to deal with Trump. Which premier called that election?

4) February began with a significant speech, delivered by Trudeau late on a Saturday evening. When he said, "from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you" — who specifically was he speaking to?

5) Forty-eight hours later, Trudeau and Trump held two phone calls in one day. The U.S. President ended up pausing tariffs on Canada temporarily after Trudeau made a series of commitments, including to appoint what?

6) As the trade war bubbled up, the Liberal leadership race was in full swing. Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark was mulling a run, but ultimately announced she wouldn't seek the leadership after walking back a claim that she was never a member of the Conservative Party. It turns out she had joined the federal Conservatives to support a leadership candidate in their 2022 race. Which candidate did she support?

7) Which party sent an internal memo to candidates and campaign staff in February urging readiness for a snap election, saying it looked like Mark Carney would become Liberal leader and call one?

8) Also in February, Conservatives held a "Canada First" rally in downtown Ottawa with hundreds of supporters dressed in red and white. It was meant to coincide with which observed day in this country?

9) The 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament took on new meaning in February. When Canada beat the United States in the high-stakes final, Trudeau posted to social media: "You can't take our country — and you can't" — what?

10) At the end of February, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called for Trump to be barred from what summer event happening in Canada?

11) Which piece of legislation did Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre say he'd change, in order to force party leadership candidates to disclose financial holdings before being elected?

12) Carney won the Liberal leadership race in early March by a significant margin. Who won a greater percentage of points in his leadership race: Carney in 2025 or Trudeau in 2013?

13) In one of his very first acts as prime minister, Carney axed the consumer carbon tax. What was the price on carbon set to rise to on April 1?

14) Name two ministers Carney brought into the cabinet fold in March, but did not reinstate post-election.

15) Shortly after being reappointed to his role, then defence minister Bill Blair shared Canada would be reviewing its purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S. How many F-35s in total has Canada agreed to buy?

16) How many F-35s has Canada already paid for?

17) Which two current cabinet ministers originally announced in late 2024 and early 2025 they would be leaving politics, only to reverse course to declare they would run again in the 2025 election?

18) In a campaign announcement, Poilievre talked about invoking the notwithstanding clause to deal with certain criminal justice issues. When is the last time a prime minister used the notwithstanding clause?

19) The NDP and Bloc Québécois requested a change to the start time for the French-language leaders' debate because it conflicted with what?

20) The Leaders' Debates Commission had originally allowed the Green Party to participate, but rescinded the invite last minute. Why did the commission say the Greens couldn't participate?

21) The NDP lost its official party status this election. That happened to them only one other time before, after which election?

22) How many ridings ended up being so close, they went to judicial recounts?

23) Which riding ended up being decided by one vote?

24) How many Trudeau-era ministers stuck around in Carney's post-election cabinet?

25) Parliament opened with plenty of pomp and circumstance in May, as King Charles arrived to deliver the speech from the throne. Which three former prime ministers were present for the event?

26) What's the name of the book Carney was supposed to publish in May?

27) Carney met with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 in June. In a move that marked a de-frosting of Canada-India relations, the two leaders both agreed to reinstate what?

28) In July, the prime minister held a summit with First Nations leaders to discuss major projects legislation. While some voiced support, others warned it could lead to another protest movement like one that erupted in 2012 in response to the Harper government. What was the name of that movement?

29) Pierre Poilievre won the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection handily in August, with 80.9 per cent of the votes. Who came in second?

30) The NDP held a small caucus retreat before Parliament returned, which included a facilitator that brought in what kind of supplies?

31) A big story that took over much of the fall had to do with a television ad. The government of Ontario launched an ad campaign south of the border, featuring a 1987 radio address on free trade delivered by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. How much was the ad buy expected to cost, according to the premier's office?

32) The ad reached plenty of eyeballs as it aired during the playoffs of which major professional sports league?

33) Trump initially appeared to praise the ad, saying: "I even see foreign countries now, that we're doing very well with, taking ads: 'Don't go with tariffs!' I saw an ad last night from Canada. If I was Canada, I'd…" what?

34) Later, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation claimed the ad misrepresented the presidential radio address, which prompted Trump to angrily post on social media: "Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY" — what?

35) What did the federal budget project as the deficit for this fiscal year?

36) The budget also contained new immigration targets. One particular category was slashed by 43 per cent, aiming to admit only 385,000 people next year. Which category saw this drastic reduction?

37) Arguably the biggest headline on budget day did not come out of the budget document. Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor from the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus, bringing the governing party within two seats of a majority. Who was the last MP to cross the floor from one party to another?

38) In November, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon officially became the longest continuously serving member of Parliament in Canadian history. Which year was he first elected?

39) The federal government's energy deal with Alberta shook up federal-provincial relations — and Carney's own team. Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet, saying he strongly opposed the deal. What was the very first cabinet post he held, in 2019?

40) Mere hours after the House of Commons rose for the holidays, Conservative MP Michael Ma announced he was crossing the floor to the Liberals. Which cabinet minister was reportedly heavily involved in the effort to bring him over?

1) six

2) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

3) Ontario Premier Doug Ford

4) the American people

5) a fentanyl czar

6) Jean Charest

7) The NDP

8) Flag Day

9) "take our game"

10) the G7 summit

11) the Conflict of Interest Act

12) Mark Carney (Carney captured 85.9 per cent of points; Trudeau captured 80 per cent)

13) $95 a tonne

14) (two out of) Ali Ehsassi, Kody Blois, Arielle Kayabaga

15) 88

16) 16

17) Sean Fraser and Anita Anand

18) never

19) the final Montreal Canadiens game of the season

20) Because of their number of candidates (specifically, a discrepancy between the number of endorsed candidates it originally submitted, and the number of confirmed candidates registered with Elections Canada).

21) 1993

22) four (Terra Nova-The Peninsulas, Terrebonne, Milton East-Halton Hills South, Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore)

23) Terrebonne (Liberal Tatiana Auguste won, and the Bloc's Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné is appealing to the Supreme Court)

24) 13

25) Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Kim Campbell

26) The Hinge

27) their high commissioners

28) Idle No More

29) Independent candidate Bonnie Critchley

30) art supplies

31) $75 million

32) Major League Baseball

33) "I'd take that same ad also"

34) "TERMINATED"

35) $78 billion

36) temporary residents

37) Jenica Atwin (from the Greens to the Liberals in 2021)

38) 1984

39) Minister of Canadian Heritage

40) Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson

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