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@B4ND9T9from British Columbia answered…1hr1H

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…1hr1H

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…1hr1H

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…1hr1H

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…1hr1H

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…1hr1H

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…2hrs2H

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…2hrs2H

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…2hrs2H

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…

@B4NCP2Zfrom Ontario agreed…2hrs2H

Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services?

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-02-29-new-study-links-hospital-privatisation-worse-patient-care#:~:text=Increases%20in%20privatisation%20generally%20corresponded…

@B4NCP2Zfrom Ontario disagreed…2hrs2H

Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services?

Healthcare is a public good that benefits not just the individual getting healthcare but all society. If we make people pay for their own healthcare out of pock…

@B4NCJTBfrom Alberta answered…3hrs3H

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

Yes, in addition to assistance to overcoming the trauma they, and their ancestors have endured. Education of their ancestors as well as for their futures, to he…

@B4NCHZ8from Ontario answered…3hrs3H

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?

It should be regulated so that it cannot be used for money, laundering, and terrorism financing. I don’t think it needs to be regulated to prevent crashes i.e.…

@CloudNomadfrom Maine answered…4hrs4H

In order to reduce energy costs, should the government nationalize or privatize the energy sector?

Decentralised but not necessarily privatized nor nationalized. Introduce more Co-ops and locally controlled energy

@B4NBR2Gfrom Ontario answered…4hrs4H

Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services?

More - reduce red tape and allow practitioners to open specialized private clinics and increase government spending in the public health care system.

@B4NBKYTfrom Ontario disagreed…4hrs4H

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

Large companies have the responsibility to ensure the safety of their employees and, to some extent, their employees families. Not requiring Covid vaccinations…

@B4N79TSfrom British Columbia answered…4hrs4H

Should the government ban its citizens from using cross-border payment methods (like crypto) to send money to relatives in OFAC sanctioned countries (Palestine,…

Yes, and it’s should be banned for all countries including the USA, China, Japan, and Israel as well

@B4N79TSfrom British Columbia answered…5hrs5H

Should the government provide incentives for carpooling and the use of shared transportation services?

No, they should expand funding to public transportation services and incentivize using public transit

@B4N9Y4Dfrom Alberta answered…6hrs6H

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

This topic should be specific to the sport in question and decided within the sports organization rather than be generalized.

@B4N792Wfrom Alberta answered…12hrs12H

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

Only citizens of other commonwealth realms may be allowed to vote if they have resided in Canada for over 365 consecutive days.

@B4NCHZ8from Ontario commented…2hrs2H

What is your stance on abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in …

I tend to lean “centre right” fiscally. Which means limited/measured government intervention. I tend to lean “centre left” on social issues, which also means li…

@B4NCHZ8from Ontario answered…2hrs2H

Which political ideology do you most identify with?

Anti-Feminism. Anti-feminism is a political ideology that opposes feminism and its associated movements. It is rooted in the belief that the feminist movement, …

Do you believe that feminism has succeeded in its goals, or has it overreached to the detriment of social harmony?

At my workplace I (male) personally don’t see any boundaries to women’s advancement. However, getting to executive level means work is all consuming including e…

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