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Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate

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

J>J Personal answerYes

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

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

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

J>J Personal answerYes, schools should require at least one teacher or security guard to be armed

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

J>J Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

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

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

J>J Personal answerYes, this is necessary to combat terrorism

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

J>J Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies

Social › Gender Identity

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

J>J Personal answerNo, there are only two genders which are genetically not psychologically determined

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

J>J Personal answerYes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment and/or only for those who are starting to build a criminal record

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

J>J Personal answerYes, and raise taxes on all income brackets

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

J>J Personal answerNo, and increase penalties for hate speech

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

J>J Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender

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?

J>J Personal answerYes, and it should test more than just a basic level of understanding

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

J>J Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence

Social › Euthanasia

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

J>J Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

J>J Personal answerNo, the government should not be involved in healthcare

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

J>J Personal answerRegardless, minimum wage standards should be adjusted by age group

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

J>J Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

J>J Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

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

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

J>J Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

J>J Personal answerMore, and privatize the entire healthcare industry

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

J>J Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

J>J Personal answerYes, there should increase usage of the death penalty

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

J>J Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional

Social › Niqāb

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

J>J Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

J>J Personal answerYes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

J>J Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

J>J Personal answerNo, and I believe global warming is a natural occurrence

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)?

J>J Personal answerYes, this would make the internet faster and more reliable for users

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

J>J Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

J>J Personal answerYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

J>J 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?

J>J Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence, as long as the crime was not committed while in office, and as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

J>J Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

J>J Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

J>J Personal answerIncrease, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost

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?

J>J Personal answerNo, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

J>J Personal answerNo, as long as all donations are public knowledge

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

J>J Personal answerYes, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

J>J Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics

the Environment › Fracking

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

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

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

J>J Personal answerYes, but only for medical use

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

J>J Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 10 years

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

J>J Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

J>J Personal answerYes, boycotts against Israel harm one of our most important allies in the Middle East

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

J>J Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

J>J Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

J>J Personal answerYes

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?

J>J Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

the Economy › Welfare

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

J>J Personal answerMore, and deny benefits to immigrants, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled and/or reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

J>J Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

the Economy › Government Spending

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

J>J Personal answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

J>J Personal answerNo, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

J>J Personal answerNo, funding should come from their members

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

J>J Personal answerYes, and require a public audit each year they are in office

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?

J>J Personal answerYes, but require the labelling of foods that are genetically modified

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

J>J Personal answerYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

J>J Personal answerDecrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

J>J Personal answerNo, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

J>J Personal answerYes, and it should be illegal to burn any nation’s flag

the Economy › NAFTA

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

J>J Personal answerNo, trade between the member countries has become too imbalanced, but we should adopt a unilateral free trade policy

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

J>J Personal answerYes, unless they have committed an act of terrorism

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

J>J Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

J>J Personal answerIncrease

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

J>J Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

J>J Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead

the Economy › Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

J>J Personal answerNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

J>J Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes and/or neither should corporations and business organizations

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

J>J Personal answerYes, for government workers but not for politicians

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

J>J 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?

J>J Personal answerNo, but better restrictions on them

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

J>J Personal answerYes

the Economy › Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

J>J Personal answerNo, it provides too high of risk for criminal activity

the Economy › Tariffs

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

J>J Personal answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

the Economy › State Ownership

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

J>J Personal answerYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

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

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

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

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

J>J Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

J>J Personal answerYes, as long as the local environment is not compromised

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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 teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

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

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

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

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

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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 immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

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

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

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

Do you support the death penalty?

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

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

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 the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

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

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 welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

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

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Should political parties receive money from the government?

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

Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?

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

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

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

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?

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?