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@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

No. Everyone saw the war coming before it happened and no one stepped in at that time to prevent it. It is a polical battle and a sales convention. See forei…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

We should maintain a presence at the UN only so that Canada is represented. The mandate and benefit of the United Nations has changed drastically and is now in…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the military use weapons guided by artificial intelligence?

It is going to happen regardless of my opinion. This becomes a battle of politics, humanitarian efforts, war crimes.

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should Ukraine join NATO?

It is ludicrous to think that other countries should not stand up against the war in the Ukraine because a country is a member of NATO or not. Countries are pr…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Do you support Bill C-51, which expands local police and intelligence agencies’ authority to prevent terrorism?

No. Canada's security forces have exceptional and multiple methods to detect and prevent terrorism. There are "relatively few" instances of terrorism. Granti…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Although we should altruistically help countries that require assistance, Canada needs to look hard to reduce the poverty and unemployment levels within our bor…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

If we commited to 2% with Nato then we should honor that agreement, or withdraw from Nato and not expect help from Nato. If we don't require this security anym…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada?

Replace temporary foreign workers with work VISA program. But work towards less reliance on foreign workers by training/preparing/utilizing Canadian citizens t…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

Yes, immigrants should be allowed to hold dual citizenship, just as Canadians are allowed to hold dual citizenship with other countries. But the benefits need…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Canada needs to have a plan to rely less-heavily on foreign workers. Corporations should not be given the opportunity to pay lower wages rather than hiring a s…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Terrible example given up above and misleading. For legally-entering immigrants, yes they should be deported if they commit a serious crime.

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Yes to improving screening techniques to not allow criminals and terrorists entering Canada. Also to ensure continued monitoring of immigrants to ensure produc…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Yes to screening criminal backgroungs, conditions of citizenship (and funded benefits), screening that they have become productive citizens.

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?

This is a conflicting question. Yes, citizens should be allowed to secure their money. No, the government should not be able to monitor. The government has m…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

As the recession is caused by the government and the lower and middle classes are most impacted by the recession, yes the government should step in to help thos…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

With the threat of the Liberal government (or any government) using its power to freeze individuals' banking accounts, and in the limitations of the Canadian st…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

All corporations need to follow the laws of the countries that they operate in and follow anti-monopoly practices. Corporations that do not follow these laws s…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

Provide benefits for Canadian citizens. Do not provide benefits for non citizens. Plan a way to reduce poverty and welfare in Canada through improving the eco…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

I believe that labor unions are inefficient and hurt the economy; but if companies making billions of dollars of profit can't raise worker wages and continue to…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Yes, UBI should be experimented with to find the right level vs cost/deduction of export profits. How to encourage all citizens to contribute to the economy?

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

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

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 t…

@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…6hrs6H

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

More government funding to the communities and territories as Canadian citizens to deal with economic and livability issues, but not funding to individuals beca…

@B4ND5LCfrom British Columbia answered…7hrs7H

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

No, only if they entered the country illegally. If they entered legally, they should serve the appropriate time judged by the government

@B4NCP2Zfrom Ontario agreed…7hrs7H

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/12/22/the-alexs-community-mobile-crisis-response-expands-to-citywide-coverage/ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/peel-passes-…

@B4NCP2Zfrom Ontario disagreed…7hrs7H

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Police budgets have increased consistently for decades with no positive effect on public safety. There are scientifically proven ways to solve crime that all ha…

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