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@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3Y
Should all public buses and trains run on electric power?
I'll refer to my answer to the question about the use of nuclear energy.
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
I believe all drugs should be decriminalized so more focus and money can be put towards the mental health issues that cause people to use.
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Don't take me down this rabbit hole. I believe there is other energy available not listed here.
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Interesting question. When I was 18, I had no concept of politics and didn't care one way or the other. The youth of today are different. More "woke". I feel li…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
It really depends on the specific crime...common now.
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?
This one is tricky because new coins are being created everyday. I believe that yes, they should be recognized as legal forms of payment. But I'm more intereste…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should the government forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt?
I believe that post secondary education should be free. Like other more socially advanced countries.
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?
I don't really understand this logic. Is the concern that they're not from here and so our tax money would be paying for their stay in prison? If so, then I ref…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
I don't like the phrasing of this question. So I agree with the statement "No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional". That being said…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Yes. But we need to start to put measures into place to be able to house and help these people. We already have a homelessness crisis in Canada. By 2050 there w…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
Yes. It is not fair to the public or to the police to have the police carry the weight of social justice on their shoulders. They need people training in social…
@NewDemocratGirl
from Ontario
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3yrs
3Y
Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?
I believe that more rehabilitation programs should be implemented at the beginning of a sentence and that the sentence should be reviewed at a minimum of 15 yea…
