@8YRCHSP

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

8>8 Personal answerPro-choice, 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Mental Health Funding

Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and increase funding for research into the causes of mental illness

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Transition

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and do not privatize any services

Social › Gender Identity

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to protect minorities from discrimination

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase penalties for hate speech

Education › University Tuition

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should provide free university education

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

8>8 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?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage

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?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Euthanasia

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

8>8 Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

8>8 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

Education › International Students

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and education should be free for everyone

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

8>8 Personal answerRaise

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

8>8 Personal answerNo, preservation of our forests outweighs the economic benefits

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Niqāb

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and make the process easier for refugees

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

8>8 Personal answerFederal

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

8>8 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?

8>8 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)?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and forgive all student load debt

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should give them their land back

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time

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?

8>8 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?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, do not build the pipeline and shut down all oil production in the tar sands

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

8>8 Personal answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, implement foreign buyer and vacancy taxes instead

the Environment › Freshwater Research

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Four-day Workweek

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Fracking

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

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics

Housing › Homeless Encampments

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine

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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material

the Economy › Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

8>8 Personal answerNo, falling interest rates are already draining elderly pension payouts

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

8>8 Personal answerNo, Enbridge has a poor history of pipeline installations

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and limited to two terms

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

8>8 Personal answerHelp, Labour Unions must be free to strike at any moment the sole purpose of a union is to benefit workers not the ruling class

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and collectivize all industry

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should limit the number of homes that can be bought by a single person or corporation

the Economy › Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

8>8 Personal answerNo, free trade puts downward pressure on wages and undermines consumer and environmental protections

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and exceed the guidelines and be the world leader in environmental standards

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and abolish the police

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and abolish the police

the Economy › Welfare

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

8>8 Personal answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

8>8 Personal answerNo, sovereignty cannot solve Quebec's problems

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Government Spending

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

8>8 Personal answerNeither, current temporary foreign workers should be granted citizenship

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if all political parties receive the same amount

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

8>8 Personal answerNationalize

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but funding should come from large corporations instead of taxpayers

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

8>8 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?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and the tax should be at least 20%

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

8>8 Personal answerIncrease

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

8>8 Personal answerNo, we should decriminalize most drugs

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

8>8 Personal answerFederal

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

8>8 Personal answerNo, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation

the Economy › NAFTA

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, trade between the member countries has become too imbalanced

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

8>8 Personal answerDecrease

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, the bill is too vague on the issues of scope, oversight, and accountability

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and increase the amount

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

8>8 Personal answerYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, and neither should corporations and business organizations

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

8>8 Personal answerAbolish banking

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and increase taxes and regulation of the fossil fuel industry

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

8>8 Personal answerAbolish

the Economy › Employment Insurance

Should employment insurance be given to those who work seasonal jobs including tourism, fishery and farming?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

8>8 Personal answerNo, income splitting is unfair to low income families

the Economy › Pension Premiums

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, higher premiums would encourage businesses to hire fewer workers and negatively affect the economy

the Economy › Tariffs

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › State Ownership

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should never own shares of private companies

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies

the Economy › Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and strictly prohibit crypto currency and nft’s they are rampant with abuse and pyramid schemes

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

8>8 Personal answerYes, if it was easier to complete online

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Copyright

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Transportation › Commercial Drones

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Venezuela Sanctions

Should the government lift sanctions on the Venezuelan government?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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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 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?

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 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 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 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 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 transition to a four-day workweek?

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

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

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

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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 term limits be set for the role of Prime Minister?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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?

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

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?