Election questions answered...

This year’s federal election candidates were asked to answer “yes” or “no” to 10 questions posed by the Richmond News at an all-candidate’s meeting hosted by the News and the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. (Richmond-News.com has more candidates’ explanations on select questions)

Click here to see the one question each canddiate chose to expand upon.

Click here for Richmond Centre BIOS

Green Vincent Chiu

NDP Jack Trovato

Conservative Alice Wong

Liberal Lawrence Woo

Click here for Steveston Richmond East BIOS:

Conservative Kenny Chiu

Liberal Joe Peschisolido

Green Laura Leah Shaw

NDP Scott Stewart

1. Do you support a well-funded national housing strategy that will maintain the existing federally subsidized co-op housing and provide for more new affordable housing?

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

2. Do you believe the federal government should place greater restrictions on foreign home ownership?

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido NO

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

3. Should Port Metro Vancouver be allowed to override provincial zoning to develop farmland for port purposes?

Vincent Chiu NO

Jack Trovato NO

Alice Wong YES

Lawrence Woo NO

Kenny Chiu YES

Joe Peschisolido NO

Laura Leah Shaw NO

Scott Stewart NO

4. Should the jet fuel project have had a more rigorous federal review and a public hearing via the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency? 

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

5. Should Canada increase its foreign aid contributions to 0.7 of its GDP to meet the United Nations recommendation level? 

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

6. Should Canada divest from oil production? 

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato NO

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart NO

7. Do you support electoral reforms to include measures of proportional representation?

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES 

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

8. Does Canada need a universal, subsidized drug plan?

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo NO

Kenny Chiu NO

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

9. Should $1.1 billion in lapsed funding be re-injected back into Veterans Affairs Canada?

Vincent Chiu YES

Jack Trovato YES

Alice Wong NO

Lawrence Woo YES

Kenny Chiu YES

Joe Peschisolido YES

Laura Leah Shaw YES

Scott Stewart YES

10. Should marijuana possession be criminal act?

Vincent Chiu NO

Jack Trovato NO

Alice Wong YES 

Lawrence Woo NO

Kenny Chiu YES

Joe Peschisolido NO

Laura Leah Shaw NO

Scott Stewart NO