Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Drastic reductions in the government's ability to extract wealth from Canadians, with the end goal of making the concept of "public spending" understood as synonymous with corruption and theft, and ultimately undermine confidence in the state. Defaulting on the national debt would be preferred, however arguments could be made for allowing the US to absorb our debt in exchange for statehood.

I believe they should make cuts to public spending deemed unnecessary by the people and work more on ensuring the national debt is reduced safely without harming the country's economy and its people.

No, they should reduce spending over seas supporting other countries as well as make the wages of government officials reflective of the outcomes they produce. Have a base salary, then bonuses based on how well the economy is running. Earn your wage!

Yes, but it should be looked at across the board to reduce the deficit: public spending, non-necessary spending, government waste, taxes/reduced loopholes for the rich and corporations, excessive printing of money.

Yes somewhat, but I’m concerned with how this will raise prices. I’m concerned that my own wage (above minimum wage) never increases but inflation continues to climb.

Rather than government funding income support services, they should create programs to provide partially funded education to low income familes.

Some of the grammar in this poll is making me question the legitimacy. And read the learn more section, 2020??

Review spending outside of the country, ensure Canadians are getting fair value for foreign owned raw material exploitation

Yes, we must cut inefficient spending, not core services. However economics prove that there is a need to focus on economic growth (immigration, productivity, tech) to grow out of the debt instead of just cutting.

A legitimate open public audit should be do e to find cost savings while also increasing the budget.

They should reduce wasteful spending while increasing GDP to pay off national debt. Government officials should take a pay cut and not be allowed to trade stocks.

Reduce the overall size of government, salaries need to stay competitive to attract competent talent. Able bodied people should need to work for government assistance, by helping to clean up and beautify our communities.

Stop spending so much money on indigenous programming, asylum seekers spending, and wasteful programming like foreign affairs. We need better value for all.

Yes, We shouldn’t be adding to debt to make certain groups happy. No matter race, creed, or religion. We are all the same. Therefore, money should go to services that everyone uses. Every type of person drives, so things like pothole maintenance, which is for everyone should have priority over a social service for a singular group.

No. Close tax loopholes, increase taxes by an order of magnitude on the highest tax bracket, higher corporate taxes, the government should be doing everyone's taxes to prevent fraud and evasion (like Germany and other European countries) and increase taxes for all brackets in very small increments over a period of years

defund the police so more organizations that are in place to help the community can have a further reach

Reduce the number of government officials and increase taxes for corporations and tax the wealthy more and end tax evasions.

Cut the public spending can have devastating consequences. I would prefer that we review all our expenditures and eliminate the ones that are unnecessary and moving forward when we do spend money ensure that we are paying a fair price for the job instead of constantly overpaying and then going over budget With delays

No. Reduce military spending, increase tax on the wealthy and increase taxes on corporations instead

No, increases taxes on the super rich AND multinational corps, end tax evasion loopholes AND increase funding of the CRA

Increasing tax evasion and increasing taxes on the ultra wealthy and corporations that are making huge profits are very important measures that should be taken.

In general, no. But it depends what the cuts are towards... If it's something unecessary, then sure.

Increase taxes and eliminate tax loopholes on extreme wealth, both for private individuals and corporations.

Focus on infrastructure and no LGBTQ communities

This question is too complicated for a simple yes/no answer.

Government officials should make less money. Politics should be for the greater good of society not because you're greedy and want lots of money. We should also reduce military spending.

Yes we should cut government spending to lower inflation and leave more money in people's pockets

No, invest in income-generating ventures to increase government funds and reduce the deficit

No, reduce ending tax evasion. Increases taxes on the wealthy and multinational corporations.

yes. the government should stop spending Canadian's tax dollars on unnecessary things like snap elections

No, focus on tax evasion, taxing the top of the wealthy and ending the multinational corporation loopholes.

No, increase taxes on large multilational corporations and the wealthy, as well as reduce military spending and end tax evasion.

No, increase taxes on ultra rich and large corporations instead.

Government spending must be audited and held accountable for waste and overspending. Also need less beaurocrats

Yes, but only for ineffective services, and more effort should be made to ensure that the top income bracket pay a fair share in taxes

The government will decrease the amount of public spending and increase the amount of money going into our own country instead of foreign aid.

No, focus on tax evasion and cut the number of government officials instead, especially those working from home. I have a lot of friends that work for the government (accountants, secretary's, etc.) that sit at home all day and play video games.

Get rid of the senate and all the costs that go with it. Also, consider doing away with the monarchy in Canada

we need to tax the rich people more, and we need to meet the NATO 2% standard, then focus on our other issues

No, increase taxation on the wealthy, large corporations, and reduce corruption within the government

I think if someone is in dept they should pay off their dept, otherwise they might lose stuff lets say...

It depends on what public spending is being cut. For example, healthcare should not be cut; however, the pensions of government officials could be cut.

Tax the rich higher and do not permit hiding income or diverting income. And stop spending so much if you do not spend you budget roll it over to the next year. Do not force the budgets be spent so they can get the same budget the next year

yes but not drastically otherwise we will lose a lot of social programs which are still important to our country

No, reduce tax evasion, higher taxes on the wealthy, reduce benefits and salaries on government officials.

The gov needs to find and cut loopholes, corporate welfare, make sure the resource extraction of our resources is fed back into our coffers not the companies doing the extraction. Oil gas minerals lumber, water, it all belongs to us as the common good and that money needs to be fed back into our country.

stop blowing money on pointless military stuff thats never used, make public government announcments to the country of price decreas and increase so all are aware of their spendings

No, focus on tax evasion while increasing taxes on wealthy who are proven to evade. Also focus on spending and what's being wasted

The government should have their nations interest first rather than investing in international relations. Ex. Canada sent over 5 billion dollars to the Philippines rather than focusing on the housing crisis (in my opinion).

Does it matter when all of tax payers dollars are earmarked for newcomers or beneficiaries of corporate stocks?

Yes, but by drastically reducing the size of government, benefits and salaries of government officials, as well as Social programs.

I think we should slightly decrease the amount of funding we are providing to groups such as the CBC and defund programs and departments which don’t serve and don’t do anything

No, Reduce military spending, increase taxes on wealthy (making over twice the living wage), increase taxes on multinational corporations

Just budget more. Instead of spending on the militia, police and other similar services, spent on schooling, healthcare, and tourism. There should be very minimum spending in the immigration sector.

Politicians should have their salaries and benefits dramatically cut. Down to no more than $80k a year until our economy is providing for all citizens.

Drastically lower wages and benefits of government officials and increase taxes on corporations but don't cut Public spending

We need to very carefully look at what we’re spending money on, especially in terms of what amounts to entertainment. Cultural parades are great, but taxes shouldn’t be funding them.

Yes, increase taxes on foreign entities, reduce military spending and police spending, abolish useless government agencies and form several agencies into 1 to save money, restructure our administration system and cut the benefits and salaries of government officials.

I think that the spending has reached a point that it is out of control here in Canada. However, I don't like the idea of necessarily drastically cutting public spending thereby damaging the quality of life for those who need government funded programs and resources. I think there is more of a middle ground based on the question being asked. The national debt is way too high but I wouldn't want to cut costs to necessary programs and things the government spend $ on.

Some argue that targeted cuts to public spending could help reduce the national debt without significantly harming essential services, while others believe that maintaining or increasing public spending is necessary to support economic growth and social welfare.

No, increase tax on wealthy, focus on tax evasion, reduce government officials and reduce their salaries, increase tax on multinational corporations

Reduce salary and benefits for high ranking government officials. Increase taxes on large corporations

This question needs to be defined better. The government needs to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on handouts etc.

yes, you need to cut public spending to a level where we are not continually running a deficit. If the government doesn't control spending, the debt will become unmanageable. the only people that win are the banks because the government has to pay interest payment before anything else.

They should make cuts to public spending deemed unnecessary by the people and work more on ensuring the national debt is reduced safely without harming the country's economy and its people.

The government should conduct and analysis, and where ever there is funding that isn't being used they should lower funding by that percentile or amount, and when there's a need for more funding, they'll re-increase funding until it isn't needed again.

They should reduce spending on refugees. Not all refugees are poor, and their financial situation should be regularly assessed. Subsidies should be provided based on their level of wealth.

Reduce pork barrel, increase finance to military lower taxes to businesses. And a fair tax to all . Reduce federal and provincial departments. Reduce and provincial employees wages to what the public wages are in that category. Reduce federal and provincial pensions. What a reasonable person would get in the private sector.

No, but they should look at reducing the number of useless jobs or at least putting Those people to work in more efficient jobs.

No, we should reserve foreign aid spending to budget surplus once all other expenses have been accounted for.

No, but focus on ending inefficiencies due to bureaucracy and prioritize domestic policy instead of foreign aid/initiatives

Yes. A serious assessment of necessary programs vs. those intended to address the minor slight of the day is truly needed.

No. There are better ways to reduce the debt. Higher taxes for high income individuals, corporate taxes, curbing tax evasion.

End tax evasion. Reduce number of government officials. Lower foreign aid for uncooperative and hostile countries not aligned with our views. Lower federal spending on responsibilities that are primarily provincial. Strong arm provinces to fund their responsibilities seriously and efficiently. Cut all funding for special interest groups. KILL THE FEDERAL GUN BUY BACK PROGRAM.

No, focus on ending tax evasion instead and drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials

Try to end or reduce tax evasion, business exploitation, and make sure large corporations or political parties don’t try to exploit and take advantage of any loopholes.

No, but increase the ultra-rich tax, reduce the unneeded government employees, reduce the pay for government officials, and stop things like giving unnecessary money away.

Yes, decrease the funds we give to special needs workers and peoples. They are less capable than people who are not special needs, making there be no need for the funding we give them.

this morning i woke up today in this morning and the morning that i woke up, i woke up and remember that every morning that i wake up, i woke up that morning

Reduce the benefits and salaries of government officials, and reduce the number of government officials instead

No, end tax evasion and excess spending through the military and other government industries instead

Yes, drastic cuts or complete elimination to all areas of government that are not involved with national and border defense. Eliminate the RCMP and allow provinces to construct provincial police and local police with elected sheriffs or police chiefs.

Yes, but focus on cutting from superfluous initiatives and protect essential services (i.e. healthcare).

Yes, increase taxes for a short time and reduce government expenditure, wear ever possible and reduce ministers salaries.

No, but focus more on specific issues within communities that will actually benefit the greater population.

Yes, by reducing spending on military spending, increasing taxes on people and corporations and focusing on tax evasion

All waste should be cut. A portion of annual budget should be spent on projects and investments that bring return on investment to reduce the burden of tax payers, pay off our debt without sacrificing important services and programs.

Make tax dollars used more effectively because a lot of money is wasted in lawsuits due to negligence

yes, and reduce benefits and salaries of government officials as well as eliminate all unnecessary spending on government and selected corporations

The first focus should be to minimize inefficiencies, root out programs not focused critical issues, and manage administrative cost better. Cuts in programs tend to increase issues and cost more in the long run. Taxes may need increasing to provide the most important programs, but efficiency is key

Yes, but start with government spending on MPs, and other Government Services first. Make MPs make the same as Average Canadian Income.

should be cuts based on priority, cuts should be made for building "art sculptures" etc.. but used wrong could negatively effect the economy

Reduce government salaries and government spending on unnecessary things, reduce number of government officials and agencies

Yes. Eliminate all federal welfare programs of all kinds. Eliminate every ministry that interferes with Provincial juridiction, eliminate every provincial ministry that interferes with municipal jurisdiction, etc. .

HIGHER UP Government employees like the PM WHO Nearly makes $4000 and a house to live in. This is absolutely insane. We need less government and federal government should keep out of provincial matters.

Yes, I believe they should make cuts to public spending deemed unnecessary by the people and work more on ensuring the national debt is reduced safely without harming the country's economy and it's people.

No, instead increase taxes on items / behaviours that do not align with federal policies and national social values.

Rather than cutting public spending why not allocate the funding in a way that benefits the population, such as reducing the military spending to 2% of the GDP and allocate to education and healthcare. Also raise taxes on the wealthy and the corporations.

Reform the system to create and motivate an increase in the economy through donations from the rich to offset increasing costs to support a long-term debt reduction strategy.