Canadian Gallup Poll, August 1987, #524_1

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social and political issues. The questions ask opinions on social inclusivness in Canada, the operations of Canada's military and respondents' sense of the right to left political spectrum in Canada. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as refugee landings in Nova Scotia, the importance of protecting Canada's wilderness and the propriety of tobacco and alcohol company sponsorship. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of alcohol companies sponsoring sports; the approval of tobacco companies sponsoring sports; exclusion from private clubs; increasing military spending; keeping troops in NATO; political preferences; the position of political parties in the political spectrum; position on the political spectrum; protection of language rights; refugees landing in Nova Scotia; spending money to save the wilderness; and visiting a national park. Basic demographic variables are also included.