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Yves-François Blanchet’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  ›  Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead

Domestic Policy  ›  Government Surveillance

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Control

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Domestic Policy  ›  Native Funding

Should Canadian aboriginals receive more government funds?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo


Domestic Policy  ›  Quebec Sovereignty

Should Quebec be granted sovereignty from the rest of Canada?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, sovereignty cannot solve Quebec's problems

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, first offence should result in a mandatory rehabilitation program, further offences result in jailtime

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)?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet

Domestic Policy  ›  Commuter Rail

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security

Domestic Policy  ›  Worker Strikes

Should government workers be allowed to strike?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseYes, but only for non-essential services

Domestic Policy  ›  National Daycare

Do you support a national daycare policy?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseYes, but only for low income families and single parents

Domestic Policy  ›  Energy Sector

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNationalize

Domestic Policy  ›  Senate

Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

  Party influenceAbolish

Domestic Policy  ›  CBC Funding

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Long Form Census

Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?

  Party influenceYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Copyright

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseLet the free market, instead of the government, decide

Domestic Policy  ›  CSA Funding

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

  Yves-François Blanchet voterbaseNo