This dataset covers ballots 345-6, and 348-50 spanning January, March, July, September and November 1971. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 345 - January This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on current events in the country. It measures thoughts on political parties, issues central to politics, and interest in elections, across various geographic and social groups. Topics of interests include: American textbooks being used in Canadian schools; the approval of baby bonuses; the approval of equal pay for men and women; approval of the voluntary male sterilization programme; causes of rising prices; changing the legal marriage age; cutting family allowance programmes for the rich; the effects of inflation on the Canadian economy; the effect of unemployment on the Canadian economy; establishing a voluntary press council; the happiness of children in different generations; the length of maternity leave; the level of education cost; the performance of Douglas as NDP leader; the performance of the newspaper in presenting the news; the performance of Stanfield as opposition leader; the performance of Trudeau as Prime Minister; political kidnapping; the predictions for 1971; preferred political parties; quality of education; Quebec identity cards; unemployment's effect on prices; union membership; voting habits; and who to blame for crime. Basic demographics variables are also included. 346 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and elections in Canada and throughout the world. There are also questions on such topics as women in the workplace, unemployment and pay cuts. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the accessibility of university to youth; the quality of breaks for women at work; if the government should call an election; whether or not Canada needs immigrants; the Emergency Public Order Act; examining the company's books after refusal of raise; whether or not inflation is being controlled; Lego as a brand name; the use of Lego; who will get the most votes in the Federal election; who will get the most votes in the Provincial election; the Ontario Premier; peace between Israelis and Arabs; political preferences; Quebec's right to separate; subsidizing day-care; taking a pay cut; taking a wage freeze; whether or not unemployment is under control; the number of votes the NDP will receive; what Israelis should do; women as executives and women running businesses. Basic demographic variables are also included. 348 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country as well as questions dealing with religious beliefs, standard of living and the chances of an atomic war. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: broadcasting sessions of parliament; centres for transient students; the chance of atomic war; whether or not cigarettes cause cancer; the impact of the Federal budget; whether or not today's generation is better then the previous ones; the opinion of Finance Minister Benson; the opinion of Robert Bourassa; political predictions; Quebec Canada relations since Trudeau; religious beliefs; satisfaction with the standard of living; how serious it would be if the British Commonwealth broke up; Trudeau's economic policy; and virtues of the Commonwealth. Basic demographic variables are also included. 349 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and upcoming political voting trends. There are also questions dealing with issues of the drug problem in Canada, the seal hunt and the Red Cross. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of admiration towards Margaret Trudeau; approval of Nixon's wage price freeze in Canada; which political party would best handle inflation; which political party would best maintain prosperity; the continuance of the seal hunt; the drug problem in Canada; the effect of automation; the effect of the seal hunt on voting preference; giving money to animal welfare organizations; importance of BNA Repatriation; impressions of the Red Cross; the most important issues for labour unions; opinion of proposed Youth Programmes; political party that will best improve unemployment; political predictions; the power of big unions and corporations and the usefulness of the Red Cross. Basic demographic variables are also included. 350 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics such as the successfulness of marriage; the war in Vietnam and issues of unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: Action Canada becoming a new political party; bringing back the death penalty; the cost of welfare; opinions of David Lewis as an asset to the NDP; effect of dropping American exports in Canada; effect of the increasing world population; the effect of Nixon's new economic policy; opinion of Canada-Russia working closer together; the openness of Trudeau's government on economic policies; the openness of Trudeau's government on the unemployment situation; predictions for 1971; opinions of Stanfield as an asset to the Conservative party; success of marriage; giving tax credits for not having children; opinions of Trudeau as an asset to the Liberal party; and U.S. troops in Vietnam. Basic demographic variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This dataset covers ballots 396-407 spanning January-December 1977. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 396 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as who should pay for child care; pollution and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: a balanced Federal budget; changing the standard of living; the dangers of pollution; giving workers the right to strike; whether or not the government should pay for child care; the government's handing of the economy; the growing Separatist movement; interest in politics; the opinions about Rene Levesque; pollution in the community; the seriousness of pollution; and the success of fighting inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 397 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: whether the U.S. and Canada have succeeded in clearing the Great Lakes of pollution; political refugee centres; relaxing requirements for the entry of political refugees; gun permits; community council spending; the political engagement of unions; Trudeau or Clark for prime minister; secession of Quebec; sharing of power between the federal government and the provinces; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 398 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as inflation; rising prices and whether or not there should be smoking in restaurants. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the government's anti-inflation program; increasing racial intolerance; knowing the horoscope signs; the minimum amount of income a family needs; problems facing Canada; reading astrology columns; reasons for increasing racial intolerance; rising prices; smoking in restaurants; the successfulness of family life; taxing church property; and the treatment of criminals by the courts. Basic demographic variables are also included. 399 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effect of T.V violence; divorce and business conditions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the business conditions in the community; continuing anti-inflation controls; dividing assets equally in a divorce; the effects of the Federal budget on family finances; the effect of T.V. on children's aggression levels; favouring Quebec Separation; how interesting a respondents job is; making marijuana illegal; and whether or not wages are rising as the standard of living does. Basic demographic variables are also included. 400 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the impact of organized religion; homosexual rights and the Queen's visit. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; deposits on drinking bottles/cans; the difficulty of filling out tax returns; Ed Broadbent's impact on the NDP; improving English-French relations; handling unemployment; the impact of organized religion on life; Joe Clark's impact on the PC party; learning French in schools; opinions about Trudeau as a member of the Liberal party; protecting homosexual rights; the possibility of the Queen extending her visit; and vacation plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 401 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political and other current issues. Topics of interest include: opinion of the federal government and their handling of price and wage control, national unity, pensions, cost of living; onion of the Prime Minister; whether prices or income will rise more; food spending; human rights, i.e. freedom of speech and religion, freedom from fear or want; political leanings, the best and worst thing about living in Canada; union membership; the most important problem facing the country; the development of a Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline; increase in oil prices; increasing gas shipments to the U.S.; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 402 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions the possibility of Quebec separation, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of smoking, inflation and whether or not to give work to strangers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians buying control of U.S. firms; confidence in United States problem solving; controlling price and income; the effects of smoking on health; giving provinces more power; giving Quebec more power; giving work to strangers; inflation caused by not having wage controls; opinions about capital punishment; plans to quit smoking; the preferred anti-inflation policy; smoking in the last week; supporting Quebec separation; unemployment caused by not having wage controls; and U.S. investments in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 403 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the federal governments rights with information, unions, elections, government employees and homosexuals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: crime; extramarital sex; homosexual relations; ideal number of children in families; metric system; faith healing; family; unions; government influence on Canadians lives; elections; government employees versus private sector employees. Basic demographic variables are also included. 404 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on mostly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the declining Canadian dollar and the issue of striking within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the economic conditions, changes in peace of mind and the influence on religion on every day life. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: the biggest threat to Canada; the causes of the declining Canadian dollar; changes in peace of mind; the degree of difficulty with metric conversions; economic conditions; the effect of the declining Canadian dollar; energy situations in the future; essential workers striking; giving workers the right to strike; improving happiness; improving honesty; improving morals; the influence of religion on life; and the value of services provided. Basic demographic variables are also included. 405 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the upcoming election and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as self-protective laws, unemployment levels and nuclear power stations. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of unemployment benefits; banning public opinion polls before elections; biased news reporting; the big issues in the next election; Canada becoming a Republic; causes of unemployment; common worries; the government guaranteeing jobs; high school emphasis on basic subjects; increasing nuclear generation; job security; making binding arbitration mandatory; the most accurate media new report; opening a nuclear power station in the community; opinions of self-protective laws; predicted unemployment levels; and the right to French or English education. Basic demographic variables are also included. 406 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as airline boycotts; national unity and reasons for inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the airline boycott of certain countries; the approval of compulsory retirement; approval of Ed Broadbent as the N.D.P. leader; the approval of Joe Clark as the leader of the Opposition; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; Bill 101

This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on current events in the country. It measures thoughts on political parties, issues central to politics, and interest in elections, across various geographic and social groups. Topics of interests include: American textbooks being used in Canadian schools; the approval of baby bonuses; the approval of equal pay for men and women; approval of the voluntary male sterilization programme; causes of rising prices; changing the legal marriage age; cutting family allowance programmes for the rich; the effects of inflation on the Canadian economy; the effect of unemployment on the Canadian economy; establishing a voluntary press council; the happiness of children in different generations; the length of maternity leave; the level of education cost; the performance of Douglas as NDP leader; the performance of the newspaper in presenting the news; the performance of Stanfield as opposition leader; the performance of Trudeau as Prime Minister; political kidnapping; the predictions for 1971; preferred political parties; quality of education; Quebec identity cards; unemployment's effect on prices; union membership; voting habits; and who to blame for crime. Basic demographics variables are also included.