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Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate

Should the government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

C>C Personal answerNo, the government should recommend it but not require it

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

C>C Personal answerPro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

C>C Personal answerNo, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

C>C Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

C>C Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

C>C Personal answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision

Social › Gender Identity

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

C>C Personal answerNo, Less involved the government is the better.

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

C>C Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

C>C Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

C>C Personal answerNo, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses

Immigration › Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

C>C Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

C>C Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

C>C Personal answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

C>C Personal answerNo, only if they have entered the country illegally

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

C>C Personal answerNo

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

C>C Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

C>C Personal answerNo, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

C>C Personal answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

C>C Personal answerLower

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

C>C Personal answerNo

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

C>C Personal answerNo

Social › Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

C>C Personal answerYes

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

C>C Personal answerNo, We should better the Immigration system, make it easier to become a citizen, and to better check the individuals, if they can;t be checked or can't provide adequate information, they will be denied until they can do so.

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

C>C Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

C>C Personal answerWe should only have private prisons.

Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

C>C Personal answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

C>C Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

C>C Personal answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

C>C Personal answerNo, and remove the U.N. headquarters from the U.S.

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

C>C Personal answerYes, elections will decide their fate

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

C>C Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only for Marijuana.

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

C>C Personal answerNo, but legalize drugs

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

C>C Personal answerYes as without it, it may create a conflict of interest within politicians towards assisting donors over the public good.

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

C>C Personal answerIncrease, Track them better and tax their income, if they can not then tax the business they work for.

Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

C>C Personal answerNot an issue for American politics to decide.

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

C>C Personal answerRegardless, we should end all social welfare programs

the Environment › Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

C>C Personal answerYes, but not in heavily populated areas

the Environment › Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

C>C Personal answerNo, instead use voluntary humans for testing

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

C>C Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

the Environment › Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

C>C Personal answerNo

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

C>C Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

C>C Personal answerHurt

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

C>C Personal answerNo, but allow unlimited donations from individuals as long as they are public knowledge.

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

C>C Personal answerNo, the Whistleblower Protection Act is already enough.

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

C>C Personal answerNo, and the government should drastically reduce spending during recessions

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

C>C Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech

the Economy › Welfare

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

C>C Personal answerShould be no welfare benefits.

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

C>C Personal answerWe should have more privatized funding, local funding, stop militarizing the police. Get them better training and maybe even some mental help on staff.

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

C>C Personal answerYes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

the Economy › Government Spending

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

C>C Personal answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional

Elections › Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

C>C Personal answerNo, their income is none of our business

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

C>C Personal answerNo, the government should not interfere with the free market

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

C>C Personal answerDecrease

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

C>C Personal answerRepeal the Price-Anderson Act in order to require that nuclear power companies have full liability for any accidents.

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

C>C Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

C>C Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to Canada be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

C>C Personal answerYes

the Economy › NAFTA

Should Canada continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

C>C Personal answerYes, but we need to renegotiate the agreement every so often to keep it up to date.

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

C>C Personal answerDecrease by streamlining and making it more efficient, eliminating wasteful spending

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

C>C Personal answerNo

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

C>C Personal answerYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

C>C Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

C>C Personal answerNo, not until we decrease our national debt

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

C>C Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

C>C Personal answerNo, they are their own private companies, government should not intervene at all.

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

C>C Personal answerThe decision to ban political advertising should fall on individual companies and be an available option to those who seek it out.

the Economy › Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

C>C Personal answerYes, but it should not replace our national treasury-backed currency

the Economy › Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

C>C Personal answerNo, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers

the Economy › State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

C>C Personal answerNo, Hell No, Absolutely not!

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

C>C Personal answerNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

C>C Personal answerNo, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

C>C Personal answerYes

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

C>C Personal answerNo, the government should never subsidize private businesses

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Should the government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

What is your stance on abortion?

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

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

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

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

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should immigrants to Canada be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

Should Canada continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

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

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

Do you support independent schools?

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

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