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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

8>8 Personal answerPro-choice, but ban after the first three months

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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, but only when a high cost threshold is exceeded

Healthcare › Mental Health Funding

Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

8>8 Personal answerNo, the problem is implementation not funding

Social › Gender Transition

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but first there should be a detailed analysis of current allocation of funds to determine where funds are being wasted. Further funding should keep pace with inflation.

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

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, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

8>8 Personal answerYes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender

Education › University Tuition

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, recent tuition increases at universities across the country are too high and need to be capped

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for children

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 answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics

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

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

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

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › International Students

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

8>8 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

8>8 Personal answerI am satisfied with the current system

Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only selective logging, no clearcutting, and a plan for regrowth

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo, too many people are innocently convicted

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but make the process easier for skilled workers

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead

Social › Niqāb

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

8>8 Personal answerProvincial, but with federal funding and regulated standards

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

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, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, but reduce interest rates

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low income families

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but scale back our current involvement

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 answerNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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 answerNo, but decriminalize drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana

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 answerNo

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

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

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

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

8>8 Personal answerI'd rather see them pay right of way leases to land owners

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

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 answerNo, instead pursue those directly responsible for damage to lakes and rivers

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

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 answerNo

the Environment › Fracking

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking

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. However, encampments should be restricted to sparsely used industrial areas. No public pathways, parks, or streets. Police can patrol more frequently, the city can provide waste management bins. There truly are no good options here, but constantly rousting the groups only moves the problem. Contain, monitor, remove problem individuals, offer services, and try to remain compassionate.

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, we cannot afford this right now

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

8>8 Personal answerYes, this is a well planned project that will provide significant social and economic benefits to the region

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

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, transportation services should be left to the private sector

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

8>8 Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and limited to three terms

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, come up with local solutions that work for each community

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

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

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

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

8>8 Personal answerDecrease, and only allow for industries with a shortage of Canadian workers

the Economy › Government Spending

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but establish a labour court to preempt and mediate strikes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

8>8 Personal answerNo, funding should come from their members

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low income families and single parents

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, but producers should not be able to patent seeds

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not interfere with the free market

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

8>8 Personal answerDecrease

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

8>8 Personal answerProvincially managed but with federal standards to ensure consistency

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

8>8 Personal answerIncrease

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, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

8>8 Personal answerNo, not all, just focus on infrastructure that is easy and cost-effective to replace

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

8>8 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?

8>8 Personal answerRegardless, allow employees the option to contribute an additional 5%-10%

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if they are non-profit

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but it should only be required every 5 years

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for cryptocurrencies that hold stable value without price fluctuation

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 answerNo

the Economy › Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and adjust export strategies to maximize profitability

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

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

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

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?

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

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

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

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 the government raise the federal minimum wage?

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 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 private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

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?

Do you support the death penalty?

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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

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

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

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

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

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

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

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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?

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

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

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?

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?

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

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

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

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 pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

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