Mulroney poll tactics spark debate on news shaping
The piece questions how polls and poll interpretations drive media coverage and political strategy. It notes Mulroney’s campaign releasing a Gallup affiliate poll showing him narrowing the gap to front-runner Joe Clark, while Crosbie stalls, with conservative leadership tactics under scrutiny.
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Ottawa
Gallup
Joe Clark
Brian Mulroney
Nationwide Market Research Corp., Ltd
Mulroney
John Crosbie
Toronto Globe and Mail
Polls and politics clash at Winnipeg convention
Charles Lynch argues the ownership and motives behind two polls shaping Liberal and Tory leader fortunes. He notes Mulroney funded a favorable poll while Carleton-Southam Global News sponsors questioned its accuracy, contrasting with earlier Winnipeg delegate readings and predicting media focus on the eve of the convention.
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Mulroney
Clark
Gallup
Winnipeg
John Turner
Carleton University
Southam
Global TV News
Frank Kielty
Kielty
Carleton-Southam Global
C-S-G
Lougheed on the road again
Edmonton political column mocks Alberta figures and party behavior during question period. Premier Lougheed travels to Ottawa then China while ministers spar over user fees and gun control proposals. The piece features playful digs at politicians and a closing lampoon about reporters and spelling in the newsroom.
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Bill Sass
Edmonton
John Gamble
Pete
China
Ottawa
St. Pat
Alberta
Horst
Wildrose
Greg Stevens
The
Journal
Sun
Miller
Letter from Survival Assoc critics on bankruptcy and farming
A reader defends the Survival Association and argues for bankruptcy act changes to protect farmers and small creditors. They assert banks misuse seizures and urge alternatives to liquidation, noting plummeting land values, farm debt, and rising unemployment as evidence of systemic strain on agriculture.
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Illinois
Bank of Canada
U.S
N.A
City salaries debated after Woods Gordon report
Pete Massey discusses the Woods Gordon consultants report and a proposed ad hoc committee to study council pay. He notes potential influence risks, praises city administration, and urges representatives to favor public interests over financial rewards while suggesting more analytically minded, healthy candidates and possibly larger alderman ranks.
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Pete Massey
Woods Gordon
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Dave Russell
Monique Begin
NDP
Bunte
Horst Schmid
Nick Taylor
Buick
Gord Kesler
WCC
Edmonton Ladies Tea and Sewing Circle
Survival Assoc
Sears
Dragon
Simpsons-Sears Ltd
D.'s
Dial
Medicine Hat Mall
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