@gerrybohemier

Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate

Should the government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

g>g Personal answerPro-life

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

g>g Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

g>g Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

g>g Personal answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision

Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Prescription Drugs

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Education › University Tuition

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

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

g>g Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Healthcare Funding

Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

g>g Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

g>g Personal answerNo

the Environment › Environmental Regulation

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

g>g Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

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

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Dental Coverage

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

g>g Personal answerNo, emergency care is already included, preventative care should be an individual's responsibility.

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

g>g Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

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?

g>g Personal answerYes

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Niqāb

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

g>g Personal answerOnly in Muslim countries

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

g>g Personal answerNo

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)?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Environment › Logging

Should Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization

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

g>g Personal answerMore

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

g>g Personal answerEither of the nation's official languages.

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

g>g Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

g>g Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

g>g Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

g>g Personal answerYes

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

g>g Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Healthcare

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

g>g Personal answerBoth are needed to ensure eaqual playing Fields Our drug- only pharmaceutical model is bankrupting our economy. We need to include natural health systems to increase people's choice of health care

the Environment › Renewable Energy

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

g>g Personal answerNo

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?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

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

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

g>g Personal answerYes

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?

g>g Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

g>g Personal answerNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Environment › Keystone Pipeline

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigration

Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

g>g Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

g>g Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Environment › Fracking

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

g>g Personal answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking

Elections › Electoral Reform

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Environment › Northern Gateway Pipeline

Do you support the Northern Gateway pipeline project?

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

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

g>g Personal answerYes

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

g>g Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

g>g Personal answerNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

g>g Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

g>g Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

g>g Personal answerYes

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

g>g Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

g>g Personal answerNo

Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits

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

g>g Personal answerYes

Crime › Parole Hearings

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

g>g Personal answerIncrease the number of years to 25 - 30 and make them go through parole hearings.

the Economy › Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

g>g Personal answerYes, but only if strong protections for our national resources and workers are enacted with each trade deal

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Welfare

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

g>g Personal answerNo changes needed

Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

g>g Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Energy Sector

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

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

the Economy › Government Spending

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

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

g>g Personal answerNo, but indexed to the rate of inflation

the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Elections › Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

g>g Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

g>g Personal answerNo

Housing › Home Buyer Incentives

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

g>g Personal answerNo they should allow all people to deduct mortgage payments from income tax burdens

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

g>g Personal answerYes

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Bill C-51

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

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

Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax

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

g>g Personal answerYes, and the tax should be at least 10%

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

g>g Personal answerYes

Education › Postsecondary Education

Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?

g>g Personal answerProvincial

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

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

Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers

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

g>g Personal answerNeither, maintain the current amount

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

g>g Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

g>g Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

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

the Economy › Offshore Banking

Should Canadian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

g>g Personal answerYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

g>g Personal answerLimit their ability to censor free speech in a democratic society.

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

g>g Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

the Economy › Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

g>g Personal answerBanks should compete with Bitcoin. Bank monopoly should be stopped.

Domestic Policy › Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

g>g Personal answerElect

Domestic Policy › CBC Funding

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

g>g Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

g>g Personal answerNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

g>g Personal answerNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

g>g Personal answerYes

the Economy › Pension Premiums

Should the employee contribution rate for the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) be raised above its current 4.49% rate?

g>g Personal answerNo

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

g>g Personal answerNo

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

g>g Personal answerYes

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

g>g Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

g>g Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Copyright

Should the government allow digital publishers to place locks on their content (MP3s, etc)?

g>g Personal answerLet the free market, instead of the government, decide

Domestic Policy › CSA Funding

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

g>g Personal answerNo

Transportation › Commercial Drones

Should the government permit the use of drones for commercial purposes?

g>g Personal answerYes

@gerrybohemier

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Topics

Should the government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

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

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 Canada allow the logging of old growth forests?

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

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

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

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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

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

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

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 the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

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

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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?

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

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

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

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

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

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

Should old age pensions be increased?

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

Should political parties receive money from the government?

Do you support a national daycare policy?