Canadian Gallup Poll, April, 1966, #318

This Gallup poll seeks the political opinions of Canadians. The questions are all politically based, asking about political parties and leaders, and issues of national and international importance. There are also several current event topics covered, including television programming, birth control, and American influence on Canada. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: whether the Catholic church will ever accept birth control; federal elections; liquor, and drunkeness problems; how the Munsinger affair was handled by government; preferred political parties; public demonstration participation; strictness of laws governing business and labour; television programming quality; whether the term of office for government should be a guaranteed four years or not; opinions on the way the United States is handling the Viet Nam situation; union memberhship; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.