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const title = “Weekly Quiz: AI Ambitions, Doctor Shortages, and Fears of Foreign Intervention”; const date = “November 22, 2025”; constant data = [
{
image: “https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/WEB_Sobowale-Cohere_Nov25_006.jpg”,
title: “Cohere Is Canada’s Biggest AI Hope. Why Is It So American?”,
url: “https://thewalrus.ca/cohere-is-canadas-biggest-ai-hope-why-is-it-so-american/”,
question: “Canada has pinned part of its tech future on Cohere, a fast-growing AI firm backed by major federal investment, but not all of its partnerships have been celebrated. Which controversial US data analytics company does Cohere collaborate with?”,
options: [
“SpaceX”,
“Palantir”,
“Oracle”,
“Clearview AI”,
]answer: Palantir, correct: “Cohere has a relationship with Palantir, a multi-billion dollar US data analytics company with a history of partnerships with US military and intelligence agencies. The company has been criticized for, among other things, creating a program to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify personal information to target immigrants for deportation. In 2018, more than 200 Palantir employees signed a petition asking the ICE Program to be suspended, but it was unsuccessful. This year, Palantir signed another $30 million contract to track people who overstayed their visas or left voluntarily.”, incorrect: “Cohere maintains a relationship with Palantir, a multibillion-dollar US data analytics company with a history of partnering with US military and intelligence agencies. The company has been criticized for, among other things, creating a program to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify personal information for targeted immigrants. In 2018, more than 200 Palantir employees signed a petition asking for the ICE program to be suspended, but this year it failed to win another $30 million contract aimed at tracking people who overstayed their visas or left voluntarily.”, }, { title: “Quebec's new health law causes conflicts with doctors across the province”, url: “https://thewalrus.ca/quebecs-new-health-care-law-sparks-province-wide-clash-with-doctors/”, question: “In 2018, one of the main election promises of the Coalition Avenir Québec was that all Quebecers would have access to a doctor. Seven years later, how many Quebecers still lack a family doctor?”, options: [
“250,000”,
“750,000”,
“1.5 million”,
“3 million”,
]answer: “1.5 million”, correct: “Today, approximately 1.5 million Quebecers still do not have a family doctor. Premier François Legault now believes he can ensure every Quebecer has access to professional health care by 2026 (coincidentally, a provincial election year). Operating rooms in the province's public network closed in 2024 due to staffing shortages.”, incorrect: “Today, approximately 1.5 million Quebecers are still without a family doctor. Premier Francois Legault now believes that by 2026 (coincidentally, a provincial election year), access to a general practitioner will still be difficult, waiting lists to see a specialist have nearly doubled in the last five years, and the number of surgical procedures has nearly doubled. waiting lists remain high, with nearly 30 per cent of the province's public network operating rooms closing in 2024 due to staffing shortages.”, }, { image: “https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Web_HowIndiaCanadaTensionsAffectSikhs_Nov25_02.jpg”, title: “India blamed this Canadian for the Ottawa attack. Do they even happen?”, url: “https://thewalrus.ca/india-accused-this-canadian-of-a-terror-attack-in-ottawa-did-the-incident-even-happen/”, question: “Back in 1987 Globe and mail reported that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had identified Indian diplomats who used “provocateurs to infiltrate Canadian Sikh communities in Toronto and Vancouver.” What event has the Indian government cited as the motive for its investigations into alleged Sikh extremists in Canada?”, options: [
“The 1985 Air India bombing”,
“The 1984 protest at the Indian Consulate in Vancouver”,
“The 1988 attempted assassination of journalist Tara Singh Hayer”,
“The 1982 assault of diplomat P.R. Rao outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto”,
]answer: 1985 Air India bombing, correct: India claims Canada is harboring Sikh extremists, pointing to the deadliest terrorist attack the country has experienced: the 1985 Air India bombing, which killed all 329 people on board a flight from Canada to India. Two Sikh Canadians were cleared of all charges related to the bombing, and one was later killed by hitmen. Investigators say the bombings were planned by Sikh separatists as revenge for the Golden Temple massacre, but the layers of violence and mystery surrounding the bombing have never been unraveled.”, incorrect: “India claims Canada is harboring Sikh extremists, pointing to the deadliest terrorist attack the country has experienced: the 1985 bombing of an Air India plane that killed all 329 people on board the flight from Canada to India. Two Sikh Canadians were acquitted of all charges related to the bombing, and one was later killed. Investigators say the bombings were planned by Sikh separatists as revenge for the Golden Temple massacre, but the level of violence and mystery surrounding the bombing has never been revealed.”, }, { title: “Sovereignty is not just about military strength”, url: “https://thewalrus.ca/sovereignty-isnt-just-about-military-strength/”, question: “Canada has a strong but. a forgotten post-war history of effective and influential diplomacy, as evidenced by its position in intelligence networks such as the Five Eyes. Which list accurately identifies the other member countries of this important alliance?”, options: [
“Japan, Australia, Greenland, and Mexico”,
“France, Germany, Italy, and Denmark”,
“US, UK, France, and Germany”,
“US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand”,
]answer: “USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand”, correct: “Canada is a privileged member of the Five Eyes network of countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) that share relevant intelligence collected by their national intelligence agencies. Canada does not have foreign intelligence agencies such as the US Central Intelligence Agency, Britain's MI6 or similar organizations in many of our NATO allies. As such, the Five Eyes network is a key intelligence portal for Canada, and our membership is a valuable multilateral asset.”, incorrect: “Canada is a privileged member of the Five Eyes network of countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) that share relevant intelligence information collected by their national intelligence agencies. Canada does not have foreign intelligence agencies such as the US Central Intelligence Agency, Britain's MI6 or similar organizations in many of our NATO allies. As such, the Five Eyes network is a key intelligence portal for Canada and our membership is a valuable multilateral asset.”, }, ];
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