The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is a CRA omnibus client and therefore knows the dates during which data is collected.
Since the House of Assembly began its fall sitting on Monday, 20 November, it will be difficult to separate normal government communications while the House is in session from any specific poll-goosing activity.
Last August, Bond Papers published a chart of polling periods and government news release activity. It shows a correlation between a spike in news release volume and polling periods.The chart was included in a three part series on the provincial government and its apparent efforts to influnce poll outcomes.
