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Bloc Québécois 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  ›  Inflation

Has the government done enough to lower inflation?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

  ChatGPTYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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the Economy  ›  Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Foreign Telecom Competition

Should foreign telecom companies be allowed to enter the Canadian market?

  ChatGPTYes, break the Big Three monopoly and lower our bills

the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

  ChatGPTYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Public statementsNo

the Economy  ›  Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

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

  ChatGPTNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

the Economy  ›  CEO Pay Cap

Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

  ChatGPTHelp

the Economy  ›  Welfare

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

  ChatGPTFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support

the Economy  ›  Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

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

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

  ChatGPTNo, but decrease taxes for small businesses and encourage entrepreneurship

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

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

  ChatGPTYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

the Economy  ›  Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  Surcharge Ban

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

  ChatGPTYes, all costs for a service should be included in the final purchase price

the Economy  ›  NAFTA

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

  ChatGPTYes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products

the Economy  ›  Grocery Price Caps

Should the government cap the price of essential groceries?

  ChatGPTYes, big grocery chains are exploiting inflation to gouge families for record profits

the Economy  ›  Shrinkflation

Should the government ban companies from reducing product size without lowering the price?

  ChatGPTYes, and require clear price per unit labeling so any size change is immediately obvious

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  ChatGPTYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living

the Economy  ›  Private Equity Compensation

Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

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

  ChatGPTYes, and lower the cap to 20%

the Economy  ›  Freezing Protester Assets

Should the government have the power to freeze the bank accounts of participants in illegal protests?

  ChatGPTNo, the government should never seize assets without a court order and due process.

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

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

  ChatGPTNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes

the Economy  ›  Mandatory Cash Acceptance

Should businesses be required to accept physical cash?

  ChatGPTYes, refusing cash discriminates against the elderly and unbanked

the Economy  ›  Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  Pension Premiums

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

  Public statementsNo

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

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

  ChatGPTYes, this will help create and save more jobs

the Economy  ›  Employment Insurance

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

  Public statementsYes

the Economy  ›  GST Housing Exemption

Should the federal GST be eliminated on the sale of new homes to improve affordability?

  ChatGPTYes, but only for first-time homebuyers on properties valued up to $1 million

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

  ChatGPTNo, unless the transaction is considered income

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Equalization Payments

Should the federal government redistribute wealth from richer provinces to poorer provinces?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

  ChatGPTYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies

the Economy  ›  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Should the government replace physical cash with a central bank digital currency?

  ChatGPTNo, the government has no right to monitor private transactions

the Economy  ›  Ban on Replacement Workers

Should companies be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a strike?

  ChatGPTYes, the right to strike is meaningless if employers can simply replace their workforce

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Capital Gains Tax Hike

Should the government tax 67% of investment profits (capital gains) instead of the historical 50%?

  ChatGPTYes, the wealthy must pay their fair share to fund social programs.

the Economy  ›  Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

  ChatGPTYes, but I would prefer if the protocol was created and secured by a government agency instead of a decentralized protocol

the Economy  ›  Consulting Outsourcing

Should the federal government be banned from hiring private consulting firms to draft public policy?

  ChatGPTYes, public policy should be written by elected officials, not unelected corporate consultants

the Economy  ›  Breaking Up Grocery Giants

Should the government force Canada’s major grocery chains to break up into smaller companies?

  ChatGPTYes, but only if the Competition Bureau proves they are fixing prices.

the Economy  ›  Tipping Culture

Should the government ban digital tip prompts for takeout and counter service?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

  ChatGPTNo, classify cryptocurrencies as highly regulated securities

the Economy  ›  Interprovincial Trade

Should the federal government override provincial laws to allow the free flow of goods, like alcohol, across internal borders?

  ChatGPTNo, the federal government already interferes with provincial jurisdiction too much

the Economy  ›  Dairy Supply Management

Should the government abolish the supply management system that sets quotas and prices for dairy, poultry, and eggs?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

  ChatGPTYes, but I would prefer if they were banned

the Economy  ›  Renegotiating Foreign Debt

Should Canada renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?

  ChatGPTNo, not until we are incapable of paying our current obligations

the Economy  ›  Public Sector Borrowing

Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

  ChatGPTYes, but only on countries that put quotas on us