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Castanet - Previous Poll Questions
November 4, 2023 - 17489 votes
Should B.C. proceed with dropping the time change without waiting for Washington, Oregon, and California to make a similar move?
| Wait: | 3118 | |
| Don't wait: | 13641 | |
| Unsure: | 730 |
November 2, 2023 - 12251 votes
Should B.C. follow Alberta's lead and consider pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)?
| Yes: | 3040 | |
| No: | 8159 | |
| Unsure: | 1052 |
November 1, 2023 - 6544 votes
Should the province interfere with specific zoning in individual municipalities?
| Yes: | 1662 | |
| No: | 4355 | |
| Unsure: | 527 |
October 31, 2023 - 10496 votes
Should the federal government temporarily stop the carbon tax on all home heating fuels?
| Yes: | 9344 | |
| No: | 890 | |
| Unsure: | 262 |
October 30, 2023 - 9063 votes
Should intoxicated prisoners be held in jail cells or health-care facilities?
| Jail cells: | 6473 | |
| Health-care facilities: | 1653 | |
| Unsure: | 937 |
October 28, 2023 - 15301 votes
Are municipalities too harsh in dealing with homeless encampments?
| Yes: | 1682 | |
| No: | 12672 | |
| Unsure: | 947 |
October 26, 2023 - 8143 votes
How do you watch movies nowadays?
| Go to cinemas: | 265 | |
| Stream on Internet: | 4290 | |
| Mixture of cinemas and streaming: | 1781 | |
| Don't watch movies: | 1807 |
October 25, 2023 - 11067 votes
Have you reduced the number of times you dine at restaurants?
| Yes: | 9057 | |
| No: | 2010 |
October 24, 2023 - 9452 votes
Was the province right to bring in more stringent rules for short-term rentals?
| Yes: | 5765 | |
| No: | 3224 | |
| Unsure: | 463 |
October 23, 2023 - 10683 votes
Do you struggle to pay your mortgage or rent during the current economic times?
| Yes: | 5088 | |
| No: | 5276 | |
| Unsure: | 319 |
October 21, 2023 - 10523 votes
Should business be given another year to pay back pandemic government loans?
| Yes: | 6321 | |
| No: | 3560 | |
| Unsure: | 642 |
October 19, 2023 - 6702 votes
Would you be comfortable seeing you doctor via a fee-based telehealth service?
| Yes: | 1788 | |
| No: | 4432 | |
| Unsure: | 482 |
October 18, 2023 - 7639 votes
Should Canada have a universal national pharmacare program?
| Yes: | 4817 | |
| No: | 2197 | |
| Unsure: | 625 |
October 17, 2023 - 9012 votes
Do you have snow tires on your vehicle?
| Yes: | 6113 | |
| No: | 2798 | |
| Unsure: | 101 |
October 16, 2023 - 8400 votes
Did B.C. need tighter restrictions on short-term rentals?
| Yes: | 5641 | |
| No: | 2322 | |
| Unsure: | 437 |
October 14, 2023 - 7647 votes
Will you, or did you, watch the solar eclipse Saturday, Oct. 14?
| Yes: | 1239 | |
| No: | 5765 | |
| Unsure: | 643 |
October 12, 2023 - 9146 votes
Should parents be informed if a child under the age of 16 requests a new identity at school?
| Yes: | 8043 | |
| No: | 786 | |
| Unsure: | 317 |
October 11, 2023 - 10540 votes
With the threat of wildfire now common in the southern Interior, should cedar hedges be removed and/or banned?
| Yes: | 4670 | |
| No: | 4939 | |
| Unsure: | 931 |
October 10, 2023 - 6940 votes
Do you feel Canada's response to the Hamas attack on Israel was strong, weak, just right?
| Strong: | 820 | |
| Weak: | 3604 | |
| Just right: | 2516 |
October 7, 2023 - 8863 votes
Should the federal government negotiate or stand firm in its fight with Facebook over news links on the social media platform?
| Negotiate: | 4296 | |
| Stand firm: | 3474 | |
| Unsure: | 1093 |
October 5, 2023 - 11520 votes
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in B.C., are you taking any preventative measures to avoid getting it?
| Yes: | 4549 | |
| No: | 6971 |
October 4, 2023 - 7309 votes
Should Canada establish a federal wildfire firefighting force to assist with serious wildfires across the country?
| Yes: | 5585 | |
| No: | 1386 | |
| unsure: | 338 |
October 3, 2023 - 7213 votes
Should the B.C. government penalize B.C. Ferries for missed sailings?
| Yes: | 4228 | |
| No: | 2350 | |
| Unsure: | 635 |
September 30, 2023 - 18419 votes
Will you get a flu shot this year?
| Yes: | 9104 | |
| No: | 8526 | |
| Unsure: | 789 |
September 28, 2023 - 16392 votes
Do you agree with the province bringing back mandatory masking in B.C. health care facilities?
| Yes: | 7290 | |
| No: | 8519 | |
| Unsure: | 583 |
September 27, 2023 - 8776 votes
Should names of former Nazi soldiers, allowed to immigrate to Canada after the Second World War, be made public?
| Yes: | 5597 | |
| No: | 2466 | |
| Unsure: | 713 |
September 26, 2023 - 8086 votes
Should the federal and provincial governments end for-profit long-term care?
| Yes: | 5495 | |
| No: | 1947 | |
| Unsure: | 644 |
September 25, 2023 - 12049 votes
Should the Speaker of the House of Commons resign for inviting a former Nazi to Parliament?
| Yes: | 8596 | |
| No: | 2524 | |
| Unsure: | 929 |
September 23, 2023 - 11379 votes
Should the province fund "medic trucks" for fire departments to respond to calls for medical service instead of using firetrucks.?
| Yes: | 9419 | |
| No: | 1378 | |
| Unsure: | 582 |
September 21, 2023 - 13471 votes
Should the B.C. government lift the COVID-19 vaccination mandates for health-care workers?
| Yes: | 8859 | |
| No: | 4196 | |
| Unsure: | 416 |
September 20, 2023 - 9570 votes
Is your financial situation better today than it was in 2015?
| Yes: | 2363 | |
| No: | 6769 | |
| Unsure: | 438 |
September 19, 2023 - 9671 votes
Should the same rules apply to pot shops on First Nations reserve as ones in municipalies in B.C.?
| Yes: | 7173 | |
| No: | 2119 | |
| Unsure: | 379 |
September 18, 2023 - 11821 votes
Should Ottawa force Canada's major grocery chains to stabilize food prices?
| Yes: | 8875 | |
| No: | 2338 | |
| Unsure: | 608 |
September 16, 2023 - 11761 votes
Do you feel your municipality is doing enough to help address the housing crisis?
| Yes: | 2537 | |
| No: | 8302 | |
| Unsure: | 922 |
September 14, 2023 - 7009 votes
Should B.C. follow the federal lead and cut the PST on new rental apartment construction?
| Yes: | 4179 | |
| No: | 2270 | |
| Unsure: | 560 |
September 13, 2023 - 8777 votes
Should airlines let politicians use aircraft PA systems during flights?
| Yes: | 1229 | |
| No: | 7224 | |
| Unsure: | 324 |
September 12, 2023 - 14817 votes
Will you get a booster shot with the updated COVID-19 vaccines?
| Yes: | 5455 | |
| No: | 8411 | |
| Unsure: | 951 |
September 11, 2023 - 8475 votes
Is the 3.5% cap on residential rents in B.C. for 2024 right at this time?
| Yes: | 4500 | |
| No: | 3161 | |
| Unsure: | 814 |
September 9, 2023 - 11299 votes
Does hockey in Canada need a culture change?
| Yes: | 6636 | |
| No: | 3774 | |
| Unsure: | 889 |
September 7, 2023 - 10730 votes
Should there be a province-wide ban on illicit drugs in parks?
| Yes: | 10192 | |
| No: | 406 | |
| Unsure: | 132 |
September 6, 2023 - 6926 votes
Should political party leaders be bound by the wishes of their party's members?
| Yes: | 4201 | |
| No: | 1947 | |
| Unsure: | 778 |
September 5, 2023 - 8145 votes
Are you seeing more wasps flying around this summer?
| Yes: | 3446 | |
| No: | 4699 |
September 2, 2023 - 15383 votes
Would you feel safe sharing the road with self-driving vehicles?
| Yes: | 2376 | |
| No: | 12097 | |
| Unsure: | 910 |
August 31, 2023 - 12438 votes
Does the Thompson-Okanagan need a light-rail commuter train?
| Yes: | 8281 | |
| No: | 3445 | |
| Unsure: | 712 |
August 30, 2023 - 6790 votes
Should the province direct new housing moneyto municipalities identified as needing it the most?
| Yes: | 4126 | |
| No: | 1865 | |
| Unsure: | 799 |
August 29, 2023 - 12296 votes
Are you taking any extra precautions to avoid a new COVID variant?
| Yes: | 2217 | |
| No: | 10079 |
August 28, 2023 - 9594 votes
Should there be a plan in place to reimburse evacuees' out-of-pocket accommodation expenses?
| Yes: | 6057 | |
| No: | 2484 | |
| Unsure: | 1053 |
August 26, 2023 - 13819 votes
Should the fine for tossing a burning cigarette butt out a vehicle window be higher than $575?
| Yes: | 13076 | |
| No: | 542 | |
| Unsure: | 201 |
August 24, 2023 - 11102 votes
Are you dining out less these days?
| Yes: | 8471 | |
| No: | 2631 |
August 23, 2023 - 9798 votes
How are you dealing with smoke from wildfires across B.C.?
| By wearing a mask: | 751 | |
| By staying indoors: | 5784 | |
| Carrying on as normal without a mask: | 3263 |
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