SOCA02H3 Chapter : CHPT 14 POLITICS TEXTBOOK NOTES!
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a gallup poll in 1988, showed the liberals with a commanding 43% of the popular vote; the progressive conservatives (pcs) with 31%; the new democratic party (ndp) with. canadian alliance for trade and job opportunities (catjo) they had a campaign budget larger than that of the two opposition parties combined. they funded a media blitz promoting the pcs and their free trade policies. they argued that if goods and services could be bought and sold across the border without hindrance, and capital invested without restraint, good jobs would proliferate and canada"s future would be assured. most canadians disagreed with catjo"s rosy assessment. 54% opposed free trade; 35% supported it. a majority of canadians sensed that free trade might open canada to harmful competition with giant american companies, thus leading to job losses and deteriorating living standards.
