Polls and the media in Canadian elections : taking the pulse / Guy Lachapelle.: Z1-1989/2-41-16E-PDF

"This volume is one of six in the Royal Commission's research series dealing with electoral communication. Like the other studies, it is concerned not only with technical matters but also with issues of fairness in electoral competition and public confidence in the electoral process. In addition, like much of the research reported in these volumes, it has an important comparative dimension. The study was initiated because of concerns raised in the public hearings of the Commission about published opinion polls"--Preface.

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Department/Agency Canada. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, issuing body.
Title Polls and the media in Canadian elections : taking the pulse / Guy Lachapelle.
Series title Research studies ; v. 16
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office].
Issued also in French under title: Les sondages et les médias lors des élections au Canada : le pouls de l'opinion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-169).
Foreword -- Introduction -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Polls and Democracy -- Canadians and Public Opinion Polls: An Examination of the Proposals Submitted to the Commission -- Canadian Legislation on Polling -- Opinion Polls: A Comparative Study of Legislation -- Self-regulation, Codes of Conduct and Ethics -- Analysis of Survey Reports from Polling Organizations during the 1988 Federal Election Campaign -- The Journalistic Treatment of Polls during the 1988 Federal Election Campaign -- Regional, Provincial, Local, Constituency, Thematic and Partisan Polls: The Campaign's Forgotten Polls -- Regulating Opinion Polls during and outside Election Periods: Options and Recommendations -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information Toronto, Canada : Dundurn Press‏ Limited ; [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing : Canada Communication Group — Publishing, Supply and Services Canada, 1991.
©1991
Author / Contributor Lachapelle, Guy,1955- author.
Description 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)).
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1989/2-41-16E-PDF
Subject terms Public opinion polls -- Canada.
Public opinion -- Canada.
Mass media -- Political aspects -- Canada.
Political campaigns -- Canada.
Elections -- Canada.
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