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Paul Manly’s policies on economic issues

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

Topics

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseYes

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseYes

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseRaise

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseYes

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseNo


the Economy  ›  Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseYes

the Economy  ›  Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

  Party’s support baseYes, but only if strong protections for our national resources and workers are enacted with each trade deal

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseHelp

the Economy  ›  Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare

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

  Party’s support baseFewer

the Economy  ›  Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

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

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  NAFTA

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

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

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

PM>PM  Paul Manly voterbaseNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

the Economy  ›  Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

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

  Party’s support baseYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

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

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

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

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Employment Insurance

Should employment insurance be given to those who work seasonal jobs including tourism, fishery and farming?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Pension Premiums

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

  Party influenceNo

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

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

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

  Party’s support baseYes