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Chrétien, Jean -- News Conference

Item number (ISN):

430223

Series title:

National Press Theatre

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1978-09-08

Item number (ISN):

430223

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATRE

Accession:

1978-0170

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1978-09-08

Description:

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News conference with Jean Chrétien, Minister of Finance, and Robert Andras, President of the Treasury Board. Opening statement in English and French by Chrétien, about cutbacks in government expenditures, cutbacks in the federal public service and the finance policy of the Liberal government. Opening statement by Robert Andras, President of the Treasury Board, about Liberal Party economic policy. Questions were asked on the following subjects: the role of the private sector in the economy; the relation of public to private enterprise; credibility of Liberal economic policy; next federal budget; reduction of the public service budget, inevitable growth areas of federal budget, cash versus expenditure requirements; haste of new Liberal economic policy; predictions for 'real' GNP growth, possibility of a tax cut, situation of the Canadian dollar; reality of civil service cuts: industrial development strategy; changes in research and development programs; reduction in transfer payments to provinces; public sector percentage of GNP; permanent nature of spending cuts and reductions in joint federal-provincial programs. Andras made a closing statement about: cuts in federal expenditures and reordering of federal economic priorities. <47mn>

Language:

English / Français

Notes:

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1. This news conference was held at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. ~2. Recorded on 10.5" audio reel NPT 64. ~3. Two minutes are missing in the audio recording due to an electrical malfunction.

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Vault ISN:

717680

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

CNPT064

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

911816

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

430223-CNPT064.wav

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

CNPT064

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

911817

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

430223-CNPT064.mp3

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

CNPT064

Status:

REF
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