@98ZMZSW

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only by court order

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

9>9 Personal answerRegardless, enact regulations to cap the price of drugs

Healthcare › Mental Health Funding

Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase funding for research into the causes of mental illness

Social › Gender Transition

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and do not privatize any services

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

9>9 Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

9>9 Personal answerLess

Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and regularly review recent immigrants to ensure they have become productive citizens

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

Social › Niqāb

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated

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)?

9>9 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?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for low income students

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for low income families

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should slowly phase out funding

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Four-day Workweek

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate

Housing › Homeless Encampments

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for those making over $50,000 per year

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

9>9 Personal answerWe should retrofit empty office and retail spaces to be used for homeless and lower income housing.

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the government should limit the number of homes that can be bought by a single person or corporation

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?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if the information was legally obtained

the Economy › Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only with nations that adhere to strict human rights policies

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHurt

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they take their share of debt

the Economy › Welfare

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

9>9 Personal answerMore, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

the Economy › Government Spending

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for low income families and single parents

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for low income pensioners

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

9>9 Personal answerNationalize

the Economy › Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but decrease taxes for small businesses and encourage entrepreneurship

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the tax should be at least 5%

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

9>9 Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount of spending

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should decriminalize most drugs

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

9>9 Personal answerProvincially managed but with federal standards to ensure consistency

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › NAFTA

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, but we should adopt a unilateral free trade policy

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but decrease the amount

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and nationalise the banks

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for low-income pensioners

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

9>9 Personal answerElect, Senators that are elected are less prone to corruption

the Economy › Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Employment Insurance

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, if they pay into it

the Economy › Pension Premiums

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

9>9 Personal answerRegardless, allow employees the option to opt-out of the CPP and invest in a private pension plan

the Economy › Tariffs

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

the Economy › State Ownership

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it’s truly decentralized and cannot be manipulated by any person, group, or government agency

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but it should only be required every 5 years

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

9>9 Personal answerNo, classify cryptocurrencies as unregulated commodities

Domestic Policy › Copyright

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Transportation › Commercial Drones

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and adjust export strategies to maximize profitability

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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?

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 hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

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

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

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

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Do you support the death penalty?

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

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 increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

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

Should 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 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 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 welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

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

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

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

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 police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

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

Do you support a national daycare policy?

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

Should old age pensions be increased?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

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

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

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

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