DCHP-3

blue book

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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any of several types of Canadian parliamentary reports, especially financial reports.

Quotations

1831
The annual returns were included in what was commonly called the Blue Book.
1916
There were too many railways to build . . . trade returns to bulge the blue-books, and election battles to fight.
1964
Tabling the traditional blue book of estimates in the Commons last week, Finance Minister Gordon gave notice of what's up in the Government's 1964-65 spending plans: just about everything.