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The Gomery Inquiry and Publication Bans. Name of presenter(s) or subtitle. April 11, 2005. Methodology. Poll details Nationally representative survey of 971 online Canadian s aged 18 and over Conducted online over a 24 hour period starting at 5 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2005.

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  1. The Gomery Inquiry and Publication Bans Name of presenter(s) or subtitle April 11, 2005

  2. Methodology • Poll details • Nationally representative survey of 971 online Canadians aged 18 and over • Conducted onlineover a 24 hour period starting at 5 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2005. • Poll results accurate to within 3.3 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. • All numbers rounded. More information on the methodology is available upon request.

  3. Awareness and Interest in Gomery Inquiry Awareness Attention The Gomery Inquiry was created to investigate the federal sponsorship scandal. How closely have you been following the news about the activities of the Inquiry? Question Text:Have you heard about the Gomery Inquiry? Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  4. Awareness and Attention by Region Awareness Attention to Inquiry

  5. Impact of Gomery on Vote 42% Question Text:How much of an impact do you think the Gomery Inquiry will have on how you personally vote in the next federal election? Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  6. Impact of Inquiry on Vote by Region

  7. Publication Bans: Perceived Value Publication Bans Protect Rights to Fair Trial Publication Bans Unnecessarily Limit Public Right to Know Question Text:As you may know, Justice Gomery issued a publication ban, which he has since lifted, that blocked the media from reporting some of the testimony before the inquiry. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: a) Publication bans such as these are important to protect the rights of people to a fair trialb) Publication bans unnecessarily limit the public's right to know Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  8. Publication Bans: Effectiveness Publication Bans are Ineffective Information was Available on Internet Question Text:As you may know, Justice Gomery issued a publication ban, which he has since lifted, that blocked the media from reporting some of the testimony before the inquiry. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: c) Publication bans are ineffective.d) Most of the banned information from the Gomery inquiry was available on the Internet Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  9. Internet Search Activities for Banned Information Question Text:a) Did you personally search the Internet for information about the banned testimony? b) Do you know of friends or relatives who searched the Internet for the banned information? Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  10. Internet Search by Region and Attention to Inquiry Base: All online Canadians, n=971.

  11. Ability to Find Information Question Text:How successful were you at finding the information that had been banned? Base: Those who personally searched for information, n=123.

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