@WhenDidISayThis

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

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

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Transition

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Economy › Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

poti>poti Personal answerOnly for those making over $400k a year

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

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?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

poti>poti Personal answerNo, only if they have entered the country illegally

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

poti>poti Personal answerNo, this system is too expensive

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but by expanding red flag laws, background checks, and licensing

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

poti>poti Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses

Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, in limited cases

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

Social › Niqāb

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

poti>poti 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)?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

poti>poti Personal answerIncrease

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?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive

the Economy › Four-day Workweek

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Housing › Homeless Encampments

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Environment › Fracking

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but only for medical use

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

poti>poti Personal answerIn some ways both

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?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare

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

poti>poti Personal answerMore, current benefits should be capped

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

the Economy › Government Spending

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

poti>poti Personal answerDecrease

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Economy › NAFTA

Should Canada continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

poti>poti Personal answerNo, trade between the member countries has become too imbalanced

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

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

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Economy › Offshore Banking

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

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

poti>poti 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?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

poti>poti Personal answerYes, this will help create and save more jobs

the Economy › State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

poti>poti Personal answerNo, but allow them to receive funding from states

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support independent schools?

poti>poti Personal answerYes

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

poti>poti Personal answerYes, as long as the local environment is not compromised

the Economy › Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

poti>poti Personal answerNo

@WhenDidISayThis

Answers

Topics

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?

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

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

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 hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

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

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

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

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

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

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

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 hire private companies to run prisons?

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

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 government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should Canada maintain a presence at the United Nations?

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

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

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

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

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

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

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

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

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

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

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

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

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

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

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

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

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

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 the minimum voting age be lowered?

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

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

Should Canada increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Should Canada continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

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 convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

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

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

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

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?