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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

bz>bz Personal answerPro-life, but impractical to make illegal, ban after the first three months, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

bz>bz 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?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Social › Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Social › Gender Identity

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

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

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Education › University Tuition

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

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?

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

Social › Euthanasia

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

bz>bz Personal answerNegative Income Tax to replace the welfare system with a child tax benefit.

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

bz>bz Personal answerLower

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

bz>bz Personal answerLess

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, strictly screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

bz>bz Personal answerNo, too many people are innocently convicted

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

bz>bz Personal answerProvincial

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

bz>bz 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?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

bz>bz Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

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)?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

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

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but only for low income families

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but I don't agree with how the funds are currently allocated

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Vaccine Passports

Should the government issue vaccine passports?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

bz>bz 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?

bz>bz 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?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

bz>bz Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Housing › Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Environment › Fracking

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

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

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

bz>bz Personal answerHurt

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?

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

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, and limited to two terms

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare

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

bz>bz Personal answerMore

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

bz>bz Personal answerIncrease

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

bz>bz Personal answerPalestine

Social › Student Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

the Economy › Government Spending

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, and increase taxes

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but only for low income pensioners

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

bz>bz Personal answerYes, but only for low income families and single parents

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

bz>bz Personal answerPrivatize, but increase environmental and regulatory oversight for price control

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

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

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

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

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, and the tax should be at least 10%

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

bz>bz Personal answerDecrease

Social › Employee Diversity Training

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

bz>bz Personal answerProvincial

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

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

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › NAFTA

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

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

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

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

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

bz>bz Personal answerDecrease

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

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

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

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

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

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

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

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

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

bz>bz Personal answerAbolish, the recent corruption scandals have proven that any unelected body of government is detrimental towards democracy

Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Pension Premiums

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes, higher premiums could be used to reinvest in the economy and reduce the government's liability to fund payments to seniors

the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tariffs

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

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

the Economy › Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

the Environment › EV Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

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

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

bz>bz Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Copyright

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

bz>bz Personal answerYes

Transportation › Commercial Drones

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

bz>bz 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?

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 increase spending on healthcare?

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

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

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

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 immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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 Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Do you support the death penalty?

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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 increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

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 government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

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

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

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Should the government issue vaccine passports?

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

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?

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

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

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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?

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

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

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

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

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

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

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

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