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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

DL>DL 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?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

DL>DL 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?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

Should prescription drugs be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

DL>DL Personal answerRegardless, enact regulations to cap the price of drugs

Education › University Tuition

Should the federal government put a cap on university tuition rates?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, recent tuition increases at universities across the country are too high and need to be capped

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, keep the current tax structure

Social › Gender Identity

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but only if we provide more education to companies and schools regarding gender identity to increase knowledge and awareness.

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, and implement a two tier public/private system

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

DL>DL 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?

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

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

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

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

DL>DL Personal answerYes and no, there should be adjustments according to inflation, but prices have already increased in a never ending cycle for so long... and we should bare in mind that lower-wage jobs are mostly for experience. There has been inconsistencies with payments from companies and level of experience...so there needs to be wage regulations instead of an exact minimum wage on all factors.

Social › Euthanasia

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

Should preventative dental care be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, preventative dental care is an important aspect of long term health

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

DL>DL Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small 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?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

Social › Niqāb

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media

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)?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

DL>DL Personal answerI am satisfied with the current system

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

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

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

Should local governments follow environmental guidelines set by the United Nations?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, they should be integrated into our society as citizens

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but there should be regulations to protect women from sexual assault, on top of awareness for men to not risk the success to protect a women from danger either and vice versa...

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

DL>DL Personal answerProvincial

the Environment › Renewable Energy

Should the federal government subsidize the production and consumption of renewable energy sources?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

DL>DL 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?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation

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?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but scale back our current involvement

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

Should the government allow TransCanada to expropriate private property for the construction of the Keystone pipeline?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, accept anyone who's not a violent criminal

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, only if they have a criminal history related to drug abuse

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, but only if the information was legally obtained

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

Should the federal government invest in urban, commuter rail infrastructure?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, transportation services should be left to the private sector

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

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

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

DL>DL Personal answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

DL>DL Personal answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

Should term limits be set for the role of Prime Minister?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Crime › Parole Hearings

Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, provided a strict psychological evaluation shows they are no longer a threat to society

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo changes needed

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

DL>DL Personal answerPrivatize

the Economy › Government Spending

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

Should the government subsidize home buyers who make less than $120K per year?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, first offence should result in a mandatory rehabilitation program, further offences result in jailtime

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

Should the government impose a 1% tax on real estate owned by non-residents?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo, the bill is too vague on the issues of scope, oversight, and accountability

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

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

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

DL>DL Personal answerProvincially managed but with federal standards to ensure consistency

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

DL>DL Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

DL>DL Personal answerNo, we have more important issues that need funding

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

DL>DL Personal answerNeither, replace it with a work VISA program

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

DL>DL Personal answerNeither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

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

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Economy › NAFTA

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

DL>DL Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

Should the government increase funding to the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

DL>DL Personal answerLeave as is

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

DL>DL Personal answerNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

the Economy › Pension Premiums

Should the employee contribution rate for the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) be raised above its current 4.49% rate?

DL>DL Personal answerRegardless, allow employees the option to contribute an additional 5%-10%

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

DL>DL Personal answerOn the fence about it. I support it to an extent, but improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages should be practiced.

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

DL>DL Personal answerYes, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions

Domestic Policy › Copyright

Should the government allow digital publishers to place locks on their content (MP3s, etc)?

DL>DL Personal answerLet the free market, instead of the government, decide

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

Should the government increase funding to the CSA (Canadian Standards Association)?

DL>DL Personal answerNo

Transportation › Commercial Drones

Should the government permit the use of drones for commercial purposes?

DL>DL Personal answerYes

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Topics

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?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Should prescription drugs be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

Should the federal government put a cap on university tuition rates?

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

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 hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

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

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

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

Do you support a universal basic income program?

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

Should preventative dental care be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

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

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should local governments follow environmental guidelines set by the United Nations?

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

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

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

Should the federal government subsidize the production and consumption of renewable energy sources?

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

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

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 Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Should the government allow TransCanada to expropriate private property for the construction of the Keystone pipeline?

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

Should the federal government invest in urban, commuter rail infrastructure?

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should term limits be set for the role of Prime Minister?

Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

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

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

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

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

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

Should old age pensions be increased?

Should political parties receive money from the government?

Do you support a national daycare policy?

Should the government subsidize home buyers who make less than $120K per year?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

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

Should the government impose a 1% tax on real estate owned by non-residents?

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

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?