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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

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Mental Health Funding

Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Transition

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to protect minorities from discrimination

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Education › University Tuition

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the government should provide free university education

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 answerYes

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage

Social › Euthanasia

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

9>9 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?

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

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?

9>9 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

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

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Education › International Students

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and education should be free for everyone

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

9>9 Personal answerLess, and provide more government funding

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerNo, too many people are innocently convicted

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

9>9 Personal answerNo, preservation of our forests outweighs the economic benefits

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

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

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and make the process easier for refugees

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

9>9 Personal answerProvincial, but with federal funding and regulated standards

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the government should give them their land back

Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

9>9 Personal answerNo, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate

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

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerNo, do not build the pipeline and shut down all oil production in the tar sands

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

9>9 Personal answerAllowed if it is their primary residence; no foreign investors, but immigrants yes

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 Environment › Fracking

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics and with strict ethical standards

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

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

9>9 Personal answerNo, not until all the Aboriginal bands this project affects agree to it

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 answerYes, provided a strict psychological evaluation shows they are no longer a threat to society

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHelp

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and limited to two terms

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

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 › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and exceed the guidelines and be the world leader in environmental standards

the Economy › Welfare

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

9>9 Personal answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

9>9 Personal answerYes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

9>9 Personal answerI support both the right for Israel to exist and for Palestinians to be free from occupation. I support a two-state solution. I do not approve of the current Israeli government leadership, and I vehemently oppose Hamas.

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 the wealthy instead

Social › Student Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

9>9 Personal answerNeither, maintain the current amount

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

9>9 Personal answerAll of Canada should use the Hydro-Quebec model

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if all political parties receive the same amount

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

9>9 Personal answerNon-residents who have lived here a certain amount of time should be able to purchase a home without penalty as long as they choose to live in the home and not rent it out.

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech

Social › Employee Diversity Training

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerDecrease

the Economy › NAFTA

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

9>9 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?

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

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase taxes and regulation of the fossil fuel industry

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Education › University Debt Accountability

Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

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

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

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

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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?

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 the federal government put a cap on university tuition rates?

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 the government raise the federal minimum wage?

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

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

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 universal basic income program?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

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?

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

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 the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

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

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

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

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

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

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

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

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

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

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

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

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

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?

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

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

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

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

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

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

Should government workers be allowed to strike?