"Could you become a Canadian Citizen?"

[MarkOttawa]

Find out:
http://unambig.com/could-you-become-a-canadian-citizen/

Mark
Ottawa

 

[PMedMoe]

Guess so, I got 16/20.

 

[Nemo888]

19/20
Who is Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

 

[ModlrMike]

19/20.

Question 13 is an obscure reference if you haven't read the booklet. Question 6, none of the answers are absolutely correct, although one is more correct than the others.

 

[The Bread Guy]

I'm in - 18/20

 

[Edward Campbell]

Yes,  :nod: but I agree that several questions (and answers) require revision.

 

[ballz]

19/20.... had to coin flip between what the word "Inuit" meant. The coin failed me.

Definitely think the correct answer to #6 needs a little extra added to it.

 

[Jager]

18/20

got 6 and 13 wrong.

 

[Container]

yes. Im in. But even if I hadnt passed- if my citizenship rested on passing id study.

 

[Ignatius J. Reilly]

19/20. Had no idea who Lafontaine was, and guessed wrong.

 

[HavokFour]

20/20  8)

 

[The Bread Guy]

19/20.... had to coin flip between what the word "Inuit" meant. The coin failed me.

Rule of thumb:  most Aboriginal groups' names in Canada tend to be their language's word for "people".

 

[RC]

20/20, but I guessed at 13 and really wanted to answer d for question 20.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

18/20

got 6 and 13 wrong.

17/20

Got both 6 and 13 wrong, plus, 2. Mistook mobility rights for one of the fundamental rights. 

 

[Neill McKay]

19/20 -- the Lafontaine one got me.

 

[Hawk]

19/20 - guess I'm in!

Hawk

 

[The Bread Guy]

Since I wasn't the only one that stumbled on that question, here's something if you're interested in a bit of a history lesson on Sir Louis-Hippolyte.
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=38663

 

[Thompson_JM]

18/20

I got 2 and 14 wrong.... oh well..

 

[MarkOttawa]

See this interpretation from Publius, one of our best bloggers:
http://godscopybook.blogs.com/gpb/2010/12/publius-takes-the-immigration-test.html

...Thanks to the vast resources of this blog, and its network of agents and correspondents through out the Dominion, we have located the typical Canadian. He's a male in his late thirties and lives in Kenora. Which I think is in Alberta. But from Toronto it's hard to tell. We brought the typical Canadian to our high-tech testing center at the corner of Center St and Universe Ave, in downtown Toronto. Here is the test. And here is the typical Canadian's answers:

- Identify four (4) rights that Canadians enjoy.

The right to complain about the weather. The right to complain about how taxes are too high. The right to complain that the government isn't spending enough money on me or my community. The right to stand in the middle of the cookie aisle at Loblaws and block everybody's way (I know who you are)...

-What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?

I go and pick up the welfare check myself, rather than having it mailed and wasting the taxpayers' money on the stamp.

-Who were the founding peoples of Canada?

The Indians, the English, the French, the Portuguese, the Greeks, the Italians, the Chinese, the other Indians, and whoever shows up in the next few years and makes a big enough stink.

-Who are the Metis?

They're kind of like Indians, but not really. Their leader guy was crazy or something. Can I say that? I didn't mean to be offensive. I mean he was kind of weird or something. But I'm sure he was a great guy and all. Really, I mean that. I met one of these guys at work once, he seemed really cool and all.

-What does the word "Inuit" mean?

Eskimo. But like the modern way of saying Eskimo.

-What is meant by the term "responsible government"?

The government is responsible for paying for my health care, education, pension and whatever else I can stick 'em with...

Lots more at the link.  And seeing as an awful lot of people in the RoC seem to think "one tier" health care is a defining characteristic of Canada, read this by Publius--a superb, er, evisceration:

Medicare Malpractice
http://godscopybook.blogs.com/gpb/2010/12/medicare-malpractice.html

Mark
Ottawa

 

[opp550]

19/20

Again, I got the Fontaine one wrong.