@B54MSXX

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

B>B Personal answerPro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

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

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

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

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

B>B Personal answerNo, and more services should be privatized

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

B>B Personal answerI’m in support of same sex marriage. However I don’t believe the government should be in business to determine any persons relationship

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

B>B Personal answerAbolish the income tax, disallow all deductions and increase the sales tax

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but only for low income citizens

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?

B>B Personal answerAbsolutely, and the test should be very difficult. To incentivize getting the best people who are willing to assimilate to Canadian culture properly

Education › University Tuition

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

B>B Personal answerThe government should cease all government funding to universities unless they are virtually free tuition. However if a school is private, they can charge whatever they want.

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

B>B Personal answerDepends on the crime. If they commit murder, should be death penalty. Petty crimes and minor assaults should result in deportation.

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

B>B Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

B>B Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

B>B Personal answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

B>B Personal answerMore, and end government subsidies

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

B>B Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

B>B Personal answerNo, and the current government is over-regulating businesses

Technology › Data Privacy

Should the government impose stricter regulations on the collection and use of personal data by companies?

B>B Personal answerYes

Education › Student Loan Debt

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

B>B Personal answerNo, but reduce interest rates

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?

B>B Personal answerYes

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

B>B Personal answerYes, as long as it wasn’t a sexual crime against a minor or murder. If the people want to elect someone with a criminal charge, they should be allowed to do so.

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

B>B Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

B>B Personal answerYes, but I don't agree with how the funds are currently allocated

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

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

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

B>B Personal answerNo, but decriminalize drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana

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?

B>B Personal answerYes but force these people into treatment centers if they are using illegal Drugs.

Housing › Foreign Owned Homes

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

B>B Personal answerNo, but they should have to pay an exorbitant fee/tax to do so.

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

B>B Personal answerNo

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

B>B Personal answerNo, and reinstate the death penalty for heinous premeditated crimes

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 10 years

Housing › Affordable Housing

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but fund the development in lesser populated areas and drive job creation to these new communities. Not the already overpopulated cities we currently have.

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

B>B Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

B>B Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Commuter Rail

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

B>B Personal answerYes but only if the projects are cost effective and completed on time.

Domestic Policy › Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

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

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

B>B Personal answerDecrease, and end the temporary foreign worker program

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?

B>B Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

B>B Personal answerYes, but only in response to extreme situations

the Economy › Government Spending

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

B>B Personal answerYes

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

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

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

B>B Personal answerI believe every one has the right to strike. But I’m also not in favor of how unions are currently run.

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

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

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

B>B Personal answerNo, it should be raised

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

B>B Personal answerPrivatize

Technology › Ethical Artificial Intelligence

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

B>B Personal answerYes but without restricting companies abilities to be competitive and generate money.

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

B>B Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

B>B Personal answerNo, but they should be forced into treatment centers with risk of jail time for failure to pass.

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

B>B Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

B>B Personal answerIt shouldn’t be illegal, as it could be viewed as free speech. However I’m in favor of him receiving consequences from the public if they choose to.

Science › Genetic Engineering

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

B>B Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

B>B Personal answerNo, there is too much corruption in Ukraine

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but only immigrants with high education and high in demand jobs. Anything in the stem field is welcome and also the wealthy, so they can contribute to building companies and creating jobs.

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

B>B Personal answerYes, but the projects need to be more efficient and completed on time.

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

B>B Personal answerIncrease, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

B>B Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but I do believe it could progress into a police state if the government overreach’s.

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

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

B>B Personal answerNo, only when the advice was proven to harm the patient

Science › Lab Grown Meat

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

B>B Personal answerNo

Transportation › Green Transportation

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

B>B Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

B>B Personal answerNo but there should be equal viewing and not based on algorithms to target. Let the people view every parties advertising.

Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine

Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

B>B Personal answerYes but this conflict is far beyond my realm of knowledge, I just wish innocent women and children were dying in the process. These people deserse a place to build and strive and unison with the overly aggressive Israel.

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

B>B Personal answerElect, and require members to be non-partisan

Transportation › Fuel Efficiency Requirements

Should the government impose stricter fuel efficiency standards on vehicles?

B>B Personal answerNo, provide incentives instead of penalties to create fuel alternatives

National Security › National Identification System

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

B>B Personal answerAbsolutely not, the government can do that job without infringing on people and collecting peoples data.

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

B>B Personal answerNo, and all federal funding is unconstitutional

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

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

Science › CRISPR Technology

Should the government regulate the use of CRISPR technology for human genetic modifications?

B>B Personal answerYes

National Security › Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Defense

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

B>B Personal answerYes, but with very strict oversight and regulations

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?

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

National Security › Backdoor Access to Encrypted Communications

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

B>B Personal answerYes, But limited.

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

B>B Personal answerYes, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions

Technology › Social Media Regulation

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

B>B Personal answerNo, and the government has no right to interfere with private intellectual property

Technology › Cryptocurrencies

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?

B>B Personal answerNo, and underprivileged citizens deserve the same financial opportunities and services that traditional banks offer the wealthy

Technology › Artwork Investment Contracts

Should artists be held to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as hedge funds, mutual funds, and public companies when selling their artwork?

B>B Personal answerYes, but only if the sales price is high enough to justify it as an investment

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

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

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

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

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

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

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 the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

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

Should the government impose stricter regulations on the collection and use of personal data by companies?

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

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

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

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

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

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

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

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?

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

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

Do you support a national daycare policy?

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 regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical use?

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

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

Should Ukraine join NATO?

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

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

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

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

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

Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

Should the government impose stricter fuel efficiency standards on vehicles?

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

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

Do you support independent schools?

Should the government regulate the use of CRISPR technology for human genetic modifications?

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

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

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

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

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

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?

Should artists be held to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as hedge funds, mutual funds, and public companies when selling their artwork?

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