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Government accommodation/buildings

    >>Construction/maintenance work, 563
    >>Energy efficiency, Federal Buildings Initiative, o.q., 10076-7
    >>Property management see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fourteenth
    >>Reducing, 10274
    >>Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., new complex, 3655, 12755
    >>>S.O. 31, 3566
    >>>Waste and extravagance, o.q., 9529-30
    >>St. John's, Nfld., ministerial offices, move, costs, tendering process, o.q., 12373-4

Government advertising

    >>1991-1994, by government department, agency, etc., 17672
    >>Contracts, awarding, guidelines, safeguarding against patronage, 3584, 3989, 5379
    >>>o.q., 2358, 2741, 3161, 3236-7, 3836-7
    >>Canadian publications, supporting, 14802
    >>Departmental budgets, qu., 10430-1
    >>Genesis Media Inc., $1.8 million contract, extension, without tendering, o.q., 3524
    >>McKim Advertising Ltd., Winnipeg, Man., $184 million Health Department contract, Liberal Party connections, o.q., 2358, 2439, 2741-2
    >>Minority language newspapers, eliminating, 3035
    >>Press releases, S.O. 31, 6510
    >>Quebec, o.q., 8043
    >>See also Tobacco/cigarettes--Smoking, Anti-smoking measures

Government annuities account surplus see Singer Sewing Machine Company of Canada Ltd.

Government appointments

Government bonds see Bonds

Government borrowing

    >>1994-1995 requirements, legislation
    >>>$34.3 billion, 1865, 1869, 1899, 1905, 1940, 2686, 3015
    >>>Passage, expediency, importance, 1841
    >>>Provisions, 1843-4
    >>>See also Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95 (Bill C-14)
    >>1995-1996 requirements, legislation
    >>>$28.9 billion, 10245, 10256-7, 10725
    >>>Provisions, 10244-5, 10726
    >>>See also Borrowing Authority Act, 1995-96 (Bill C-73)
    >>1996-1997 requirements, $13.7 billion, Feb. 27/95 budget statement, 10095, 11258, 11391, 13289
    >>1997-1998, requirements, forecast, under $7 billion, 17679, 17728
    >>Bond program, 1844
    >>Borrowing authority legislation, 10234
    >>>Introducing, 1708
    >>Exchange fund account, 1843, 10245
    >>Foreign, 616
    >>GDP percentage, reducing to 1.7%, 15885
    >>Keynesian economics, 6662
    >>Offshore, 13343
    >>Private sector, competing for investment funds, 2151
    >>Reduction, 555, 13343
    >>See also Government credit rating--Downgrading; Social security system--Costs

Government buildings see Government accommodation/buildings; Hull, Que.

Government Business Opportunities see Government contracts--Opportunities

Government cheques

    >>Processing costs/single payment option, qu., 13057-8

Government contracts

Government credit rating

    >>Budget, Feb. 27/95 measures, impact, 11361
    >>>o.q., 10322-3
    >>Downgrading, 11271, 11592, 11822-3
    >>>Government borrowing level, relationship, 2206, 3294
    >>>New Zealand, example, 2681-2, 2686
    >>>o.q., 9058, 10897-8
    >>>See also Government credit rating--Triple-A level
    >>Foreign bond markets, downgrading, 3024
    >>Foreign currency debt
    >>>Dominion Bond Rating Service lowering, budget, Feb. 22/94 relationship
    >>>>o.q., 2620-1, 2666-7
    >>>>S.O. 31, 2663
    >>>Moody's Investors Service lowering, 4004
    >>>>Deficit, relationship, o.q., 4823-4
    >>>>S.O. 31, 4818
    >>Moody's Investors Service reviews, national debt/deficit reduction measures, influencing, 9770
    >>>o.q., 3518, 9725-6, 9776-80
    >>>Rating lowered, 11704-6, 11708, 11829, 12040, 12361, 13116, 14032, 14034
    >>>>o.q., 11678-9
    >>>S.O. 31, 3515, 9775
    >>>See also Government credit rating--Foreign currency debt
    >>Quebec political status, impact, 3515
    >>Triple-A level
    >>>Downgrading to Double-A level, Dominion Bond Security Rating Service, 3027
    >>>Government-Moody's Investors Service discussions, o.q., 10829-30
    >>>Maintaining, 11361
    >>>>o.q., 2621

Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions

    >>Accountability, annual reports to Parliament, 16422
    >>>See also Human Resources Development Department
    >>Administration, reducing, 3621-2
    >>Administrative/judicial tribunals, differences, 7412
    >>Administrative tribunals see Cabinet Ministers
    >>Air travel, costs
    >>>r.o., 11069
    >>>S.O. 31, 11291-2
    >>Annual reports, style, production costs, reducing
    >>>o.q., 3999
    >>>S.O. 31, 3875
    >>Audits, timeframe, 5188
    >>Business plans and outloook documents, government tabling, 16970-1
    >>Cellular telephones, qu., 5951-2
    >>Common services, sharing, cost savings, 5044
    >>Deputy Ministers, trips, social functions, r.o., 7770
    >>Downsizing, 6152, 9311
    >>>o.q., 15923
    >>Efficiency, 6154
    >>>1993-1994 Auditor General's report, recommendations, implementing, 9284
    >>>>o.q., 8118
    >>Employees, number, r.o., 9663
    >>Fiscal responsibility, mission statements addressing, 694, 762
    >>>o.q., 1380
    >>Hearings, intervenor/participant funding, provision, 14322-3, 16096-105, 16349-54
    >>>Legislation see Intervenor Funding Act (Bill C-339)
    >>>See also Environment--Environmental assessment and review process; National Energy Board--Hearings
    >>Integrity, government commitment, Throne Speech proposal, 9
    >>Legislation and policies, gender based analysis, implementing, 16493-5
    >>>Costs, 16495
    >>Liberal Party, election promises "red book", 6460, 9289, 9296-9, 9309
    >>Move management services, household moves
    >>>Competition, interdepartmental committee, etc., 17422-3
    >>>>o.q., 16620
    >>>Petition, 17091
    >>>Privatization, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney) pilot project, Liberal government (Chrétien) cancellation, 1217-8, 1220
    >>>>o.q., 156, 389
    >>>See also National Defence Department
    >>Operating budgets
    >>>2% carry over to next fiscal year, 5044
    >>>5% carry over to next fiscal year, o.q., 1802-3, 11531
    >>>1992-1994, increases, recession, inflation rate, comparison, 3059
    >>>1995-1996, increases, 11270-1
    >>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, measures, 1712, 1731, 1733, 1758-9, 1831, 1842, 2153, 4637
    >>>>o.q., 2975
    >>>Comprehensive review, 11385
    >>>Non-salary, reducing, 46
    >>>Reduction, 616, 5031, 11824
    >>>Review, efficiency savings, re-allocation, 2207, 2778-80, 5031
    >>>>Members of Parliament, input, 9285-6, 9288-9
    >>>Spending prior to end of fiscal year, o.q., 1802, 2294
    >>Professional services, expenditures, reducing, 1758
    >>Program review, evaluation and internal audit programs, 2815, 10098, 10280
    >>>19% cost savings, 10108-9
    >>Regional agencies, expenditures, 1995-1998, $550 million reduction, Feb. 27/95 budget statement, 10096
    >>>o.q., 10151
    >>Reorganization, 6170, 6866-7, 6876, 7254, 7300-1, 9268-71, 9284-6, 9290, 9299-300, 9310, 12476-7, 14497, 16845-6
    >>>Cost savings, 14383, 14385
    >>>Legislation, Government Organization Act (Federal Agencies)(Bill C-65)
    >>>>Amendments, 14378-9
    >>>>Bloc Québecois position, 14381
    >>>Reform Party position, 9304-7, 14381-2
    >>>See also National Capital Commission
    >>Review
    >>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, measure, 1712, 1881, 5031
    >>>Budgetary process, contribution to, o.q., 7097-8
    >>>Municiupalities taking over, option, 17722
    >>>Privatization option, 17722
    >>Service delivery standards, establishing, Budget, Feb. 22/94, statement, 1709
    >>Sustainable development, responsibilities, 14510-1, 14518, 14556, 14565, 14568-70, 14584-5, 14588, 14591, 14596
    >>Vehicle fleets, costs, 2157
    >>Video conferencing, efficiency, 6581
    >>See also Access to Information Act--Parliament; Canadian Heritage Department; Government expenditures; Minority language groups; Official languages policy/bilingualism--Internet; Senior citizens

Government expenditures