Comment/Commentaire The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions: Contra Professor Durand, the Law Has Merit

Cristine de Clercy and Peter A. Ferguson

Canadian Public Policy, 2003, vol. 29, issue 3, 367-371

Abstract: During the 2000 Canadian election, new regulations governing the dissemination of methodological information about opinion polls became effective. The new requirements of sections 326, 327, and 328 transformed a laissez-faire environment into a regulated one. Proponents of such laws argue they improve the quality of information disseminated to citizens by polling firms and the media. We test this proposition by comparing opinion poll reportage in Canada across the last two national elections. Whereas Professor Durand finds little justification for the new law, our study suggests it has merit.

Date: 2003
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