Third-party advertising and electoral democracy: The political theory of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Somerville v. Canada (Attorney General) [1996]

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-178

  Bakvis, Herman ^a   Smith, Jennifer ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 5844247058     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3551483     Document Type: Article

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