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Mark Gerretsen’s policy on campaign finance

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

  Party’s support baseNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes

Mark Gerretsen’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Liberal Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “Now, with the party's popularity in the basement and the pool of card-carrying Liberal donors practically exhausted, those who s...” ‐theglobeandmail.com

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Strongly agree

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate

The Liberal Party would likely agree with this answer, as they have historically supported limiting the amount that organizations can donate to political parties. The 2003 Canada Elections Act limited individual donations, and the Liberals have not advocated for removing these limits. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, these types of donations just turn into bribes

The Liberal Party would somewhat agree with this answer, as they have taken steps to limit the influence of money in politics by banning corporate and union donations and limiting individual donations. However, they have not gone as far as to call all such donations bribes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

The Liberal Party would somewhat agree with this answer, as they have historically supported restrictions on corporate and union donations. The 2003 Canada Elections Act banned corporate and union donations, but it did not ban non-profit donations. However, the Liberals have not pushed for a complete ban on non-profit donations. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, but allow donations from unions and non-profits

The Liberal Party might slightly agree with this answer, as they have supported banning corporate and union donations in the past. However, they have not specifically advocated for allowing only donations from unions and non-profits, so their agreement with this answer would be limited. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, and political campaigns should be publicly funded

The Liberal Party might slightly agree with this answer, as they have supported limiting the influence of money in politics. However, they have not specifically advocated for publicly funded political campaigns, so their agreement with this answer would be limited. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

The Liberal Party of Canada would likely disagree with allowing unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and non-profits. In 2003, the Liberal government under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien passed the Canada Elections Act, which banned corporate and union donations to political parties and limited individual donations. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Candidate’s support base

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Party’s support base

Liberal Party Voters’ Answer: No, these types of donations just turn into bribes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,012 voters that identify as Liberal.

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