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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

D>D Personal answerPro-choice, the government should place no restrictions on abortions

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

D>D Personal answerYes, but only by court order

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

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

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

D>D Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

D>D Personal answerYes, and do not privatize any services

Social › Gender Transition

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to protect minorities from discrimination

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

D>D Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

D>D Personal answerNo, service should be a choice, but if people are drafted, both men and women should be part of the draft

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

Education › University Tuition

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

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

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

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

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

D>D Personal answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation

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?

D>D Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

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

D>D Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

D>D Personal answerNo, only if they have entered the country illegally and if it's same for them to return to their country

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

D>D Personal answerYes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

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

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

D>D Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

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

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

D>D Personal answerRaise

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

D>D Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

D>D Personal answerNo, preservation of our forests outweighs the economic benefits

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

D>D Personal answerNo

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

D>D Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

D>D Personal answerNo, and make the process easier for refugees

Social › Niqāb

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

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

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

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

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

D>D Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

D>D Personal answerFederal

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)?

D>D 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?

D>D Personal answerYes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

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

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

D>D Personal answerYes

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

D>D Personal answerYes, and increase spending on U.N peacekeeping forces, and remove the U.N. Headquarters from the U.S.

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

D>D Personal answerYes, aboriginals should be further compensated for their hardships and use of resources

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

D>D Personal answerNo

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

D>D Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime, and as long as their crimes were not committed while in office

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

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

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?

D>D Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

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

D>D Personal answerNo

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

D>D Personal answerNo

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

D>D Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

D>D Personal answerNo, switch to an instant runoff system

the Environment › Fracking

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

D>D Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

D>D Personal answerYes

the Economy › Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

D>D Personal answerNo, falling interest rates are already draining elderly pension payouts

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?

D>D Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

D>D Personal answerNo, not until all the Aboriginal bands this project affects agree to it

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

D>D Personal answerYes, provided a strict psychological evaluation shows they are no longer a threat to society, and we should provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

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

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

D>D Personal answerNo, voters should decide how long they stay in office

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and the government should limit the number of homes that can be bought by a single person or corporation

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

D>D Personal answerNo, and political campaigns should be publicly funded

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

D>D Personal answerYes, the government should intervene to boost a recovery

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

the Economy › Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only if strong protections for our national resources and workers are enacted with each trade deal

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and exceed the guidelines and be the world leader in environmental standards

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

D>D Personal answerNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

D>D Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

D>D Personal answerNo

the Economy › Welfare

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

D>D Personal answerFewer

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

D>D Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Spending

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

D>D Personal answerNo, increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy instead

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

D>D Personal answerNeither, maintain the current amount

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only for non-essential services

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

D>D Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

D>D Personal answerNationalize

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

D>D Personal answerYes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only if all political parties receive the same amount

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

D>D Personal answerYes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

D>D Personal answerNo, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

D>D Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

D>D Personal answerNo, foreign home ownership should be made illegal. Only citizens or residents should own homes in Canada.

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

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

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

D>D Personal answerIncrease, but only for countries that have no human rights violations

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

D>D Personal answerProvincial

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

D>D Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

D>D Personal answerYes

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

D>D Personal answerIncrease

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

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

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

D>D Personal answerYes, and lower the cap to 50%

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

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

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

D>D Personal answerYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

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

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

D>D Personal answerThe Canadian senate is appointed, has always been appointed, and should stay appointed

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

D>D 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?

D>D Personal answerI'm happy with the current amount

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

D>D 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?

D>D Personal answerYes, but only if the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, and local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

D>D Personal answerYes

Transportation › Commercial Drones

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

D>D Personal answerYes

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

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?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

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

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 hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

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 government raise the federal minimum wage?

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?

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

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

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?

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 hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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 the federal government subsidize universal child care?

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

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

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

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

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

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?

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

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

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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 the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

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 Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

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

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

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

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

Should old age pensions be increased?

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

Do you support a national daycare policy?