The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2023

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

61 Yes

39 No

610,208 votes

Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

85 Yes

15 No

7,656 votes

Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

71 Yes

29 No

597,906 votes

Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

74 Yes

26 No

114,708 votes

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

34 Yes

66 No

470 votes

Offshore Banking

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

54 Yes

46 No

29,728 votes

Government Spending

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

49 Yes

51 No

593,310 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

79 Yes

21 No

1,298,476 votes

Welfare

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

67 Yes

33 No

29,658 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

35 Yes

65 No

30,079 votes

State Ownership

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

57 Yes

43 No

1,485 votes

Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

74 Yes

26 No

132,927 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

86 Yes

14 No

997,668 votes

NAFTA

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

84 Yes

16 No

23,883 votes

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

65 Yes

35 No

812 votes

Employment Insurance

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

72 Yes

28 No

497,702 votes

Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

19 Yes

81 No

1,168,501 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

54 Yes

46 No

35,017 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

29 Yes

71 No

8,218 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

61 Yes

39 No

15,161 votes

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

67 Yes

33 No

463 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

68 Yes

32 No

20,434 votes

Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

80 Yes

20 No

603,498 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

69 Yes

31 No

466,117 votes

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?

46 Yes

54 No

959 votes

Tariffs

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

30 Yes

70 No

9,926 votes

Bonus Cap

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

66 Yes

34 No

22,345 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

33 Yes

67 No

837 votes

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

37 Yes

63 No

415 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

34 Yes

66 No

21,498 votes

Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

75 Yes

25 No

105,768 votes

Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

47 Yes

53 No

7,322 votes

Pension Premiums

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

41 Yes

59 No

451,813 votes