Abstract:
The topic of non-French, non-Anglo-Celtic
representation in federal politics is of growing
importance to communications and politics scholars.
This paper, which studies nominee ethnicity, the
competitiveness and ethnicity of ridings in the 1988
federal election, demonstrates that ethnic minority

Abstract:
Press coverage of the Middle East by Canadian
daily newspapers is analyzed and compared over the last
quarter of 1985 and the period December 1987 to
September 1988. The principal areas explored are press
bias vis-à-vis Israel and the…

Abstract:
Two anomalous clauses in the Free Trade Agreement are
meant to stimulate development of book publishing in
Canada. They exist against a history of an absence,
followed by two decades of a presence of government
supported, culturally oriented publishing.…

Abstract:
From 1974 to 1987, the financing of Canadian films was
aided by two federal policies, special Capital Cost
Allowance (CCA) provisions and direct lending from a
government film agency. We discuss why these policies
differ in their impact on…

Abstract:
The relative contribution of several sources of
information in providing information and news
about the political affairs of New Brunswick to
"active'' political party members is explored.
As well, differences between the two major
linguistic groups (French and English)…

Abstract:
A number of recent studies have suggested that sexual discrimination
in the workplace can be addressed through strategies designed to alter
organizational communications. This paper argues that such strategies, although worthwhile, fail to deal with the underlying character of…