Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerWhy would a teacher carry around a gun in school? School shootings are a rare occurrence. And it could possibly lead to paranoia, anxiety, suspicion, or could cause an accident due to reckless behaviour. |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should recommend it but not require it |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-Choice, However potential fathers should have the right to opt-out of responsibility. |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies |
Healthcare › Prescription Drugs
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low income families & regulate how much pharmaceuticals can charge. Also change IP laws to allow for generic brands faster entry in to the market. |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerAbolish the personal income tax for income <120,000/year, disallow all deductions and increase the sales tax with monthly rebates paid to all based on value paid for first 31,000 of income. |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerOnly on publicly funded school. |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for businesses of a certain size. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Healthcare › Healthcare Funding
8>8 Personal answerNo, and more services should be privatized and control by regulating maximum fees for procedures. |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerNo, Remove personal income tax for for $35,000 of income. |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerI'm not informed enough to form a full opinion |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
the Environment › Local Environmental Guidelines
8>8 Personal answerNo, come up with local solutions that work for each community |
Healthcare › Dental Coverage
8>8 Personal answerYes, preventative dental care is an important aspect of long term health |
the Environment › Logging
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only selective logging, no clearcutting, and a plan for regrowth |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes, However test should only cover knowledge of basic laws, nationally accepted morals, and an official language. (English or French) |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerTax net profits and shareholder dividends |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after eliminating all other social welfare programs. Basic income should be designed to replace these programs and allow individuals more control in their own lives. |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatization
8>8 Personal answerMore, however regulate fees that can be charged. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
Healthcare › Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerProvincial |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but there should be an option for English or French. |
the Economy › Universal Child Care
8>8 Personal answerYes, but encourage stay-at-home parenting |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerDepends on the severity of the crime, the criminal history of the individual, and the immigrant's legal status |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo position |
Domestic Policy › Native Funding
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should be integrated into our society as citizens |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if there is a way to do so without polluting water. |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should restrict immigrants from “high risk” countries. banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional |
the Environment › Keystone Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerNo, private property should never be expropriated |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerThis should not be a political question because it is outside the domain of government. Let sporting organizations decide this question for themselves. |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Renewable Energy
8>8 Personal answerProvide grants for homeowners to get renewable energy sources installed on their homes and they will automatically help support the production. |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerA prisoner should request the death penalty for it to be used |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo just decriminalize all recreation drugs. Then they become tax paying entrepreneurs. |
Immigration › Immigration
8>8 Personal answerYes, and regularly review recent immigrants to ensure they have become productive citizens |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerYes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Free Trade
8>8 Personal answerYes, however "free" trade agreements should not impact areas out side of trade or national sovereignty |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerSystem should be changed as part of major tax reform. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, and political campaigns should be publicly funded |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerRedirect police to focus on real crimes that impact persons & property. With less enforcement & funding for chasing down victimless or "crimes against society" |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerYes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds, product should be labled and should not cause harm to the existing biosphere. |
Elections › Prime Minister Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerYes, but it should be based on a medical and psyhological check done yearly, not an arbitrary set |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for votes in local elections |
Crime › Parole Hearings
8>8 Personal answerCase by case basis only |
the Economy › Old Age Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low income pensioners |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban all political donations for the purpose of campaigning and publicly fund elections from a fund that allow people to donate to instead.Administration and other party functions can be funded via private donation with no tax write off. |
Elections › Political Party Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerTemporary foreign workers should be paid the same wage as Canadians so companies only bring them in if they can't find workers here. |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of tax breaks for low income citizens |
Domestic Policy › Worker Strikes
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for non-essential services |
Domestic Policy › National Daycare
8>8 Personal answerLet each province decide |
Domestic Policy › Energy Sector
8>8 Personal answerNationalize |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerYes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerTaxation is theft, and voting is mob rule. Abolish the government. |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, and nationalize the industry |
Housing › Home Buyer Incentives
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
Housing › Non-Resident Real Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the tax should be at least 10% |
Education › Postsecondary Education
8>8 Personal answerProvincially managed but with federal standards to ensure consistency |
Foreign Policy › Bill C-51
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerCanadian banks are an oligopoly,thus, bankers should not get any bonus because a bank's success is not dependant on a banker's effort. It's not like Canadians have much of a choice on where to bank. Why is this even a question? Does the gov't currently regulate a banker's bonus? Technically, the gov't shouldn't regulate anybody's bonus. Instead of regulating a banker's bonus, the gov't needs to lower barriers of entry to allow competition. Then the banker's could actually earn their bonuses. |
Elections › Electoral Reform
8>8 Personal answerMixed, Proportional for densely populated urban areas with instant runoff system for rural areas. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo, it has shown to be ineffective |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported, however corporations and business organizations should not. |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, and deny aid to countries that harbor or promote terrorism |
Immigration › Temporary Foreign Workers
8>8 Personal answerNeither, replace it with a work VISA program |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low-income pensioners |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerNo, but make them pay taxes and monitor them better |
Domestic Policy › Senate
8>8 Personal answerElect, and require members to be non-partisan |
Domestic Policy › CBC Funding
8>8 Personal answerDon't fund any news site. Leads to possible bias. |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo, but ad targeting should be minimally permitted, such as to a geographic region like tv ads. |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerIncrease, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
the Economy › Pension Premiums
8>8 Personal answerNo, and CPP should be an option-not mandatory. |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the impact on their victims should be the determining factor. Someone who conned little old ladies out of their life savings should be required to do daily community service shovelling walkways for little old ladies and mowing lawns for them in the summer. House arrest in some cases, but in most cases strict conditions should accompany such releases. |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerNo, classify it as a commodity |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes but with no gov't funding. |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
8>8 Personal answerI am not informed enough to have an opinion on this topic. |
Domestic Policy › Long Form Census
8>8 Personal answerNo, privacy is more important than statistics |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
Domestic Policy › Copyright
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › CSA Funding
8>8 Personal answerno change, and make the manufactures legally responsible for their products, to the point of assisting in the cost of lawsuits which would be passed on to the manufacturers. Tax payers should not be responsible for devices that malfunction. |
Transportation › Commercial Drones
8>8 Personal answerDepends on application, survey , security, permitted activities..ex. Movie making , conservation surveys , land use monitoring, policing activities, monitoring agricultural practices, fishing practices (especially foreign commercial fishing factory vessels, that appear to rape the coastal fisheries)...multiple other apps .. not acceptable useage is light delivery of mail/parcels/advertising |
Here is how you compare to this voter on popular political themes.
You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “politically incorrect”, meaning you believe our society is becoming too sensitive to language that is direct and honest. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on capitalism and democratic socialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “left wing”, meaning you support policies that promote social and economic equality. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side extremely towards “deregulation”, meaning you very strongly believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on big government and small government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on collectivism and individualism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tough and tender issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “multilateralism”, meaning you more often believe policy decisions should be made collectively with support of everyone who may be affected by the outcome of the decision. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on imperialism and isolationism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “keynesian”, meaning you more often believe the government should provide economic assistance to stabilize the economy. This theme is only least important to you.
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