Contents
1. Introduction: the study of Canadian legislative behavior. -- 2. Capital punishment in Canada: an historical overview. -- 2.1. The legislative history of capital punishment in Canada. -- 2.2. Public attitudes toward the death penalty. -- 3. Analysing free votes from the perspective of the party. -- 3.1. The various meanings of "free votes". -- 3.2. Adapting party norms to a free vote situation. -- 4. Analysing free votes from the perspective of the individual MP. -- 4.1. Role analysis. -- 4.2. Personal characteristics of MP's. -- 5. Conclusion. -- Appendix A: Divisions of the Canadian House of Commons on capital punishment: main motions, 1966 to 1976. -- Appendix B: Questions used by the Canadian Institute of public opinion in its surveys on attitudes about capital punishment. -- Appendix C: A note on interviewing techniques.