I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
1. Canada is a leading industrial nation with a highly developed
economy.
(T / F) Answer:
2.
Canadian federal governments have by tradition
intervened in the development of the country's resources and
infrastructure.
(T / F) Answer:
3.
Canada used to be mainly an exporter of staple
commodities, things like furs, fish, forestry and agricultural
products.
(T / F) Answer:
4.
During the administration of John A Macdonald,
Canada's economy fell more deeply under the influence of the
United States.
(T / F) Answer:
5.
The Auto Pact between Canada and the US, which
erected heavy tariffs on the import of US cars, was signed in
1965.
(T / F) Answer:
6.
During Pierre E. Trudeau's administration, a "Third
Option" was explored to develop stronger trading relations
with Japan and south-east Asian countries.
(T / F) Answer:
7.
The National Energy Policy enacted by Canadian
government in 1980 caused heated debate and angered the resource-rich
western provinces.
(T / F) Answer:
8.
The Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 1989,
with a schedule of removing tariff protection on most items
by 1990.
(T / F) Answer:
9.
Canada doesn't have favorable conditions
for farming, so agriculture has stopped being an important part
of Canadian economy.
(T / F) Answer:
10.
Though Canada has a variety of industries, the
degree of foreign ownership of its industries is high.
