Seamus O’Regan

Agree

No, the right to vote includes the right to abstain.

This aligns with the mainstream Canadian liberal-democratic view that voting is a right, not a legal duty; Liberal governments have pursued measures to facilitate voting (e.g., Bill C-76 in 2018) without removing the option to abstain. 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

While not typically framed as an explicit stance, Liberals’ approach has aligned more with voluntary voting plus participation-enhancing reforms (e.g., 2016–2019 electoral reform discussions and Elections Modernization Act, 2018) rather than compulsion. 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, politicians must earn my vote, not rely on state coercion.

The sentiment that parties should earn votes fits with Liberals’ general pro-democracy framing and preference for voluntary participation; however, Liberals typically avoid anti-state-coercion rhetoric and instead emphasize making voting easier. 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, forcing uninterested people to vote results in random, uninformed decisions.

Liberals might partially accept concerns about uninformed or resentful participation as a practical downside of compulsion, though they more often address low-information issues through civic education and access rather than using this as a central argument. 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 disagree

Yes, legitimate democracy requires maximum participation.

Liberals often emphasize participation and legitimacy, but they have not embraced the strong claim that legitimacy requires legal compulsion; their reforms have aimed at access and integrity, not mandatory voting. 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 disagree

Yes, it forces politicians to appeal to the moderate middle rather than just their radicalized base.

The party sometimes argues for broad-based politics, but it has not advanced compulsory voting as a tool to force moderation; Liberal messaging has tended to stress inclusion and accessibility over coercive turnout mandates. 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 has generally focused on encouraging turnout (e.g., Elections Canada outreach, support for easier access like expanded advance voting) rather than endorsing compulsory voting; no major Liberal platform has made mandatory voting a signature policy. 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.