Richard E. Caron

Strongly agree

Yes, more competition is the only way to fix our broken market

Conservatives have frequently framed Canada’s wireless market as insufficiently competitive and supported competition-focused remedies (spectrum policy, MVNO debates, affordability targets), so they’d largely agree with the thrust even if not the rhetoric. 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.

Strongly agree

Yes, break the Big Three monopoly and lower our bills

This aligns closely with Conservative messaging about increasing competition to reduce consumer bills; the Harper government explicitly pursued pro-entrant spectrum policies and opposed perceived incumbent dominance in the early 2010s. 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

Yes

Conservatives generally favour market competition and have criticized high wireless prices; the Harper-era government backed measures to encourage new entrants (e.g., AWS spectrum set-asides and the 2013 CRTC wireless code), implying openness to more competition including foreign participation (with security caveats). 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, we must protect Canadian jobs and national sovereignty

Conservatives do emphasize national security/sovereignty in telecom (e.g., tougher posture on Huawei/5G and critical infrastructure), but they are less likely to oppose entry purely on protectionist job grounds; they’d partially agree due to sovereignty framing. 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.

Neutral

No, they will just cherry-pick cities and ignore rural Canada

The party does focus on rural connectivity and could share concerns about urban cherry-picking, but their typical solution is coverage obligations and incentives (e.g., spectrum build-out requirements) rather than rejecting foreign entry outright. 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

No

A blanket “No” conflicts with the party’s typical pro-competition stance and past support for policies aimed at increasing telecom competition; Conservatives have more often argued for lowering prices via competition rather than outright exclusion. 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.

Very strongly disagree

No, nationalize the infrastructure instead of selling out

Nationalizing telecom infrastructure is contrary to Conservative small-government, privatization/market-oriented ideology; the party has not advocated public ownership as the primary solution to telecom competition or pricing. 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.