The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2021

Taxes

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

72 Yes

28 No

547,086 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

60 Yes

40 No

561,565 votes

Pension Tax

Should the pensions of retired workers be taxed?

19 Yes

81 No

1,167,798 votes

Employment Insurance

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

72 Yes

28 No

496,983 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

35 Yes

65 No

27,097 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

86 Yes

14 No

995,552 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

70 Yes

30 No

462,808 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

80 Yes

20 No

1,294,531 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

55 Yes

45 No

31,109 votes

Free Trade

Should Canada pursue free trade deals with other countries?

80 Yes

20 No

602,550 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

68 Yes

32 No

19,146 votes

Welfare

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

68 Yes

32 No

26,870 votes

Government Spending

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

49 Yes

51 No

556,012 votes

Universal Child Care

Should the federal government subsidize universal child care?

74 Yes

26 No

129,617 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

61 Yes

39 No

14,201 votes

Old Age Pensions

Should old age pensions be increased?

74 Yes

26 No

112,594 votes

NAFTA

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

84 Yes

16 No

21,724 votes

Offshore Banking

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

53 Yes

47 No

27,302 votes

Decentralized Finance

Should the underlying technology of our financial system (credit, savings, investing, purchasing) transition from an institutionally owned industry to a decentralized protocol (similar to the internet) that is not owned by any corporation?

39 Yes

61 No

124 votes

Small Business Funding

Should the government increase funding for small businesses?

86 Yes

14 No

6,999 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

36 Yes

64 No

121 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

34 Yes

66 No

19,010 votes

Bonus Cap

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

67 Yes

33 No

20,005 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

449,671 votes

Aluminum Quotas

Should Canada put quotas on its aluminum exports?

47 Yes

53 No

6,400 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

29 Yes

71 No

7,212 votes

Tariffs

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

30 Yes

70 No

9,315 votes

Income Splitting

Do you support income splitting for families?

75 Yes

25 No

103,958 votes

State Ownership

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

57 Yes

43 No

742 votes