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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

9>9 Personal answerPro-choice

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, 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

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

9>9 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

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

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

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

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

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

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

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

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

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and ban all guns from public use

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 provide free and easy alternatives for sick or disabled people so they don’t feel like they have to kill themselves since it’s otherwise too expensive

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

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

9>9 Personal answerYes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerRaise

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

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerNo. The state should never have the power to kill someone they deem sufficiently criminal.

Social › Niqāb

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions

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

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

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

9>9 Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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

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

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

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

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

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and forgive all student load debt

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

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

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

9>9 Personal answerAbolish the military. end war

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

9>9 Personal answerregardless as long as it’s public and subsidized

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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 answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead

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, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

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 › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

9>9 Personal answerNo

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

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

9>9 Personal answerLet the citizens of Quebec vote on it

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

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 › 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

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

the Environment › Freshwater Research

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

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

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and abolish the police

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHelp

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

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

9>9 Personal answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but in the form of tax breaks for low income citizens

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and abolish the police

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, voters should decide how long they stay in office

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

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to house the homeless

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

9>9 Personal answerNationalize

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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

9>9 Personal answerPalestine

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Government Spending

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, reduce military spending instead

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

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

Social › Student Diversity Training

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

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

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

9>9 Personal answerNo, this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

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, it is a slippery slope towards a police state

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

9>9 Personal answerNo, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation

Social › Employee Diversity Training

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

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

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerDecrease

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 › NAFTA

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

9>9 Personal answerNo, batteries are just as harmful to the environment

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

9>9 Personal answerElect

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

9>9 Personal answerYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

9>9 Personal answerNo, income splitting is unfair to low income families

the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation

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, raise the maximum rate so high wage earners can contribute more

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and education should not be privatized

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

the Environment › EV Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

9>9 Personal answerNo, I would prefer a mandatory short form with an optional long form census

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Venezuela Sanctions

Should the government lift sanctions on the Venezuelan government?

9>9 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?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

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

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

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 Canada raise taxes on the rich?

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

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 government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

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

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 universal basic income program?

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

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

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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 the death penalty?

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

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

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

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

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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 immigrants be required to learn English?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

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

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

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

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 Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

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

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

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

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

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

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

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

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

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

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should Canada provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

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