Does the sentence "Although the bill, if passed, would have granted Ireland less autonomy within the UK than the Canadian provinces had within their own federation, many MPs feared that a partially independent Ireland might pose a security threat to Great Britain or mark the beginning of the break-up of the empire." answer the question "The first Home Rule bill would have given Ireland less self-control than what other territory?"

Options are:
(1). yes;
(2). no;
(2).