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Barrington Walker’s policies on domestic policy issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average Canadian voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Domestic Policy  ›  Annexing Canada

Should Canada become part of the United States?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Government Surveillance

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

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Control

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

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

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

  Party’s support baseYes


Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

  Party’s support baseYes

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)?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Commuter Rail

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

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

  Party’s support baseNo, sovereignty cannot solve Quebec's problems

Domestic Policy  ›  Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Energy Sector

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

  Party’s support baseNationalize

Domestic Policy  ›  Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Canadian flag?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  CBC Funding

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

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Online Age Verification

Should adult websites be required to verify a user's age before granting access to content?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only if a third party handles the data to guarantee user anonymity

Domestic Policy  ›  Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchAbolish

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Buyback Program

Should the government buy back banned "assault-style" firearms from legal owners?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, military-grade weapons have no place in our communities

Domestic Policy  ›  15-Minute Cities

Should local governments redesign neighborhoods into "15-minute cities" where residents can access all essential daily services without needing a car?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, ending car dependency is vital to slash carbon emissions and build healthy, walkable communities

Domestic Policy  ›  Direct Municipal Funding

Should the federal government be allowed to bypass provincial governments to directly fund municipal housing and infrastructure projects?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but strictly for housing and transit crises requiring rapid national deployment.

Domestic Policy  ›  Renovating 24 Sussex

Should the government spend tax dollars to renovate the Prime Minister's official residence, 24 Sussex Drive?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, politicians shouldn't get a taxpayer-funded mansion while Canadians face a housing crisis

Domestic Policy  ›  Abolish the Monarchy

Should the monarchy be abolished and replaced with a republic?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, hereditary power is a medieval relic incompatible with modern meritocracy

Domestic Policy  ›  Replace the RCMP

Should provinces replace the federal RCMP with their own independent provincial police forces?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, creating duplicate police forces is an unnecessary billion-dollar burden on taxpayers

Domestic Policy  ›  Supreme Court Bilingualism

Should Supreme Court judges be required to be fluent in French and English?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, citizens have a fundamental right to be heard without an interpreter

Domestic Policy  ›  Online Streaming Regulation

Should streaming services like YouTube and Netflix be required to promote Canadian content?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, force foreign tech giants to fund the creation of local content.

Domestic Policy  ›  Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Federal Remote Work

Should federal government employees be required to return to the office?

BW>BW  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, mandates are just a bailout for commercial landlords and failing downtown businesses.

Domestic Policy  ›  Copyright

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

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  CSA Funding

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

  Party’s support baseYes