The graph shows the relative frequency of a term in each year - i.e. how often did "recession" appear in 2008 as a percentage of all keywords? Enter your search terms and click "Update Graph." To see actual results, click on the graph's line where it intersects a year.

You can also use this graph to run keyword searches on particular top-level domains. To see how often the word "global warming" appeared in the Conservative Party of Canada's domain versus the New Democratic Party of Canada, search with the query: "global warming" domain:conservative.ca, "global warming" domain:ndp.ca [view this example].

For a full list of domains, consult the about page.

Colours are assigned to the graph below depending on the order they are inputted (i.e. the Conservative Party of Canada will not always be blue).

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Some Sample Queries to Get Started With:

• "Public Transit": Liberals/NDP/Conservatives. We use quotation marks to search on the exact phrase.
• "Tar Sands": Amongst the three major parties, who uses and subsequently stops using this phrase for Canada's Oil Sands?
• "Climate Change": Similar to the above two queries, we can see this issue rise and possibly wane in public interest.

Feel free to take these examples and adapt them to your own purposes. If you find something interesting, please let us know!

Click on a point on the graph to show a random sample of the matching records from that year...
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