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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

k>k Personal answerPro-choice, but ban after the first three months

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

k>k Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

k>k Personal answerYes, but only by court order

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Mental Health Funding

Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Transition

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

k>k Personal answerCase by case with involvement professionals to assess the maturity of the child

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

k>k Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

Education › University Tuition

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

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

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

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

Social › Euthanasia

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

k>k 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?

k>k Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

k>k Personal answerYes

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

k>k Personal answerYes

Education › International Students

Should low income international students be provided with a free education?

k>k Personal answerOnly if the same is offered to Canadian citizens and if the foreign student is required to work and use the education they were provided before returning to their home country

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

k>k Personal answerRaise

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

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

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

k>k Personal answerNo

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

k>k Personal answerNo

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

k>k Personal answerYes

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

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

Social › Niqāb

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

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

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

k>k Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

k>k Personal answerProvincial, but with federal funding and regulated standards

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

k>k Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

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)?

k>k Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

k>k Personal answerYes

Education › Student Loan Debt

Should the government forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt?

k>k Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

k>k Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

k>k Personal answerYes

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

k>k Personal answerYes

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?

k>k Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

k>k Personal answerYes

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

k>k Personal answerIncrease

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

Should foreigners be banned from buying homes in Canada for 2 years?

k>k Personal answerShould have to live and work in Canada

the Environment › Freshwater Research

Should the government spend $1 billion on freshwater research to restore and protect large lakes and rivers?

k>k Personal answerYes

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Fracking

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

k>k Personal answerYes, but only under the most humane of conditions and not for cosmetics

the Economy › Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

k>k Personal answerNo

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?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

k>k Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

k>k Personal answerYes

Housing › Affordable Housing

Should the government subsidize the building of 1.4 million new homes over the next four years?

k>k Personal answerYes

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

k>k Personal answerYes

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

k>k Personal answerHurt

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Welfare

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

k>k Personal answerThere should except in the case of single and low wage families until such a time that universal day are is covered by the government so that parents can work without spending all their money on daycare

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

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

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

k>k Personal answerYes, as long as they cut all economic and military support from Canada

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

the Economy › Government Spending

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

k>k Personal answerNo. If you’re going to bitch then bitch on your own time

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

k>k Personal answerIncrease

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

k>k Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

k>k Personal answerPrivatize

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

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

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

k>k Personal answerDecrease, and deny aid to countries that harbor or promote terrorism

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

k>k Personal answerIt’s situational and depends on what and how much they’re selling

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

k>k Personal answerNo

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

k>k Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

k>k Personal answerIncrease

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

k>k Personal answerYes

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

k>k Personal answerYes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

k>k Personal answerYes, and lower the cap to 20%

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

k>k Personal answerNo

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

k>k Personal answerNo, batteries are just as harmful to the environment

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

k>k Personal answerAbolish

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

k>k 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?

k>k Personal answerNo

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

k>k Personal answerYes

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

k>k Personal answerNo

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

k>k Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

k>k Personal answerNo

Transportation › Commercial Drones

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

k>k Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Venezuela Sanctions

Should the government lift sanctions on the Venezuelan government?

k>k Personal answerNo

the Economy › Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

k>k 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 government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

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

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 a single-payer healthcare system?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should low income international students be provided with a free education?

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

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

Do you support the death penalty?

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

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

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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 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 forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt?

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 Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

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?

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 foreigners be banned from buying homes in Canada for 2 years?

Should the government spend $1 billion on freshwater research to restore and protect large lakes and rivers?

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?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should the government subsidize the building of 1.4 million new homes over the next four years?

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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 term limits be set for the role of Prime Minister?

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

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

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

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 Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Should government workers be allowed to strike?