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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

Housing › Foreign Real Estate Investment

Should the government restrict the purchase of residential properties by foreign investors?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Housing › Affordable Housing

Should the government incentivize the construction of affordable housing?

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

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 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

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

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

9>9 Personal answerNo, freedom of speech laws should only protect you from criticizing the government

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Housing › Rent Control

Should the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

9>9 Personal answerthe only case where deportation could/should be used as a punishment would be if the person in question commit a heinous act of terrorism against their community.

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

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerLower

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 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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, gender shouldn’t matter when it comes to athletic competing and skill evaluations. If an individual qualifies for the given and/or chosen category then they should be allowed to compete in it.

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

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

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 › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Social › Niqāb

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

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, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Housing › First-time Homebuyer Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies for first-time homebuyers?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

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

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

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 answerYes, and the government should give them their land back

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, 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

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

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, implement foreign buyer and vacancy taxes instead

Housing › Green Spaces

Should new housing developments be required to include green spaces and parks?

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, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking

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

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

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

9>9 Personal answerThe motivation behind the crime needs to be considered heavily before and the prisoner should be given therapy while in prison before entering the rehabilitation stage, if they do chose to apply for it

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, rebuild or repair existing houses instead

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 answerWhile we should be aiming for more environmentally friendly products, we need to consider the structural integrity of certain products, specifically ones designed for people with disabilities like straws.

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and immediately terminate any staff members that commit acts of discrimination

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

Housing › Homeless Shelters

Should the government increase funding for homeless shelters and services?

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

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHelp

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

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Student Diversity Training

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, only for students that commit acts of discrimination

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

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

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Technology › Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Should the government regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical use?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Frozen Embryos Legal Status

Should frozen embryos be considered children?

9>9 Personal answerNo, they are a different form of life that require different treatment entirely.

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

9>9 Personal answerPrivatize, but increase environmental and regulatory oversight for price control

Housing › High density residential buildings

Should the government incentivize the construction of high density residential buildings?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Social › Employee Diversity Training

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and immediately expel any employees that commit acts of discrimination

Science › Genetic Engineering

Should the government fund research into genetic engineering for disease prevention and treatment?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

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

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerNeither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending

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

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

9>9 Personal answerYes, depending on both the severity of their crime(s) and what the motivation behind it was

Science › Lab Grown Meat

Should the government allow the commercialization of lab-grown meat?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we need more long-term studies to ensure safety

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

National Security › National Identification System

Should the government implement a national identification system to enhance security and prevent fraud?

9>9 Personal answerYes however I struggle to see how this could be done without there being invasion of privacy, and this issue should be further discussed before implementing anything.

Social › Land Acknowledgment Statements

Should major public events include land acknowledgment statements?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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

Transportation › Advanced Automotive Technology

Should the government restrict the use of advanced technology in vehicles to maintain human control and prevent over-reliance on technology?

9>9 Personal answerThis kind of technology needs to be studied and advanced more before we consider this question.

the Environment › EV Subsidies

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

9>9 Personal answerNo

National Security › Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Defense

Should the government invest in artificial intelligence (AI) for defense applications?

9>9 Personal answerYes but until AI becomes more advanced it should not be the biggest priority nor should we rely on it too heavily if it does reach that level of advancement.

Housing › Foreclosure Assistance

Should the government provide assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?

9>9 Personal answerYes

National Security › Backdoor Access to Encrypted Communications

Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoor access to encrypted communications for national security purposes?

9>9 Personal answerYes but it should only be accessed in extreme and/or very important cases

Technology › Self Hosted Digital Wallets

Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and also allowed to use a privacy layer that prevents monitoring of funds and transactions

Technology › Social Media Regulation

Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

9>9 Personal answerYes

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

Should the government restrict the purchase of residential properties by foreign investors?

Should the government incentivize the construction of affordable housing?

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Should “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 the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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 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 increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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 provide subsidies for first-time homebuyers?

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

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

Should new housing developments be required to include green spaces and parks?

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

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

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

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

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

Should the government increase funding for homeless shelters and services?

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

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

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

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

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

Should the government regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical use?

Do you support a national daycare policy?

Should frozen embryos be considered children?

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

Should the government incentivize the construction of high density residential buildings?

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

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

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

Should the government fund research into genetic engineering for disease prevention and treatment?

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

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

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should the government allow the commercialization of lab-grown meat?

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

Should the government implement a national identification system to enhance security and prevent fraud?

Should major public events include land acknowledgment statements?

Do you support independent schools?

Should the government restrict the use of advanced technology in vehicles to maintain human control and prevent over-reliance on technology?

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

Should the government invest in artificial intelligence (AI) for defense applications?