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@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
Yes but there needs to be a focus on assisting small local businesses. Raising minimum wage could put them out of business.
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes as well as taxing the church and reevaluating tax breaks and write offs for large businesses and corporations
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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What is your stance on abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in …
This one is hard for me. I'm Pro-choice because of things such as rape. But I don't think the government should pay or even subsidize them. Also, beyond a certa…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoor access to encrypted communications for national security purposes?
No, but there needs to be a a law or something that in the case of a crime or other urgent matter, access is granted provided the right channels have been trave…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?
I'm going to say yes but only because I am uneducated in this subject and have long since thought that democracy albeit is "fair" is also the basis of a lot of…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
Yes temporarily. Again, at the cost of becoming a third world country ourselves. Between the housing crisis and homeless population. Healthcare taking a dive, a…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?
Yes temporarily. I think we've overinflated ourselves and as a result too many industries, too much infrastructure and too many individuals are negatively affec…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
No. can't fix stupid, so even if you make a psych eval mandatory people will just find an illegal way to get their hands on a firearm. It's not the process that…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government subsidize the building of 1.4 million new homes over the next four years?
Yes this could be beneficial. Again there are caveats. Single family dwellings on large plots of land are outdated and decadent. We need affordable PRACTICAL ho…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should foreigners be banned from buying homes in Canada for 2 years?
Yes, and if it goes well then keep it up. We raise the price of foreign homebuyer tax and it doesn't work. We say things like "citizenship" and "primary residen…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the government subsidize home buyers who make less than $120K per year?
Yes but only for first time home buyers. Plus a limit needs to be placed on the number of homes bought by a single person or corporation, as well as a way to en…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?
No, premeditated crimes are heinous. However, prisons and prisoners are expensive and running out of space so we need to get crafty with a solution.
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
No. I think the current funding needs to be seriously analyzed and reallocated but we can find a way to come up with funding for social programs without robbing…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Do you support charter schools? Charter schools are tax payer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. In the U.S. there are approximately 2.9…
Yes but not at the expense of the taxpayers who's children are not attending those schools. Essentially that makes them a "private school" but it's a tough ask…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the federal government put a cap on university tuition rates?
In the end yes. But I think the cap needs to be stressed on the revenue of the institution and not inflation or cost of living/doing business.
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?
Yes but start from the ground up. Start with the front lines and more heavily exposed areas and let the dribs and drabs flow upstream to the higher ups who want…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
Yes, but it has less to do with those who choose not to seek help etc and more to do with the victims of their actions ie children at playgrounds and parks comi…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services?
There should be less privatization of the current services and NEW services should be created in their own right. Privatization is fine for those that can affor…
@B537XBB
from Ontario
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Should the Canadian government maintain its 25% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to U.S. tariffs?
Yes, but keep a finger on the pulse of the situation and adjust accordingly. There's a delicate balance between Canada's stance in this situation and our econom…
