Ssub-series consists of briefing memoranda to Minister; Briefing Notes; Minister's personal notes; Committee annotated agenda; Activity calendar documenting the Prime Minister's schedule, ministerial announcements, P.C. Party events, ministers and M.P.'s foreign trips and Opposition Party's activities; Briefing memoranda to the Deputy Prime Minister from Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet; Talking points for the Deputy Prime Minister; Weekly overview of the various Cabinet Committee Meetings and major issues; Major issues agenda; Incoming correspondence from Cabinet Ministers, Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of Canadian Companies; Correspondence from Mazankowski to the Prime Minister; Photocopies of clippings and periodicals; Briefing documents; Proposed scenarios for meetings; List of appointments submitted to the PP Committee; Discussion papers; Report of Cabinet decisions; Outstanding decisions record; PP Minister's schedules; Planning session; Aide-memoires; Presentation packages; Draft of various Cabinet project initiatives and Department positions papers.
The issues documented in the Priorities and Planning Committee sub-series are: For the year 1987 - Softwood Lumber Export Tax; Deschenes Commission; Refugee determination; R.E.A.L. Women; Projected business of the House; Canada-France Fisheries Agreement; Icebreakers; National Research Council layoffs; Official languages; Privatization strategy; Opposition Strategy; Youth strategy. Issues doucmented in 1988 include: Ethic issues; Child Care Act; Water Export Act; Northern accord; Regulation of electricity trade; Defence procurement; Recovery Plan for the Farm Credit Corporation; Abortion; Political rights of the Civil servants; Japanese Canadian redress measures; Tobacco Industry adjustment assistance; CBC All-News decision; Westray Coal Inc. Issues documented in 1989 include: Canadian - U.S. Bilateral Cruise missile testing; Atlantic Fisheries: Northern Cod; Labour Force Development Strategy; Budget; Central America Peacekeeping; Canadian automated Air Traffic system; CFB Summerside. Issues documented in 1990 include: Canadian economic and fiscal prospects; GST and the Provinces; Relations with the PLO; for the year 1991: Strategies for the 1991 budget; Canadian unity; Iraq; Soviet situation; New Defence Policy; Support for Atlantic fishermen; for 1992:- Multilateral Trade negotiations; Person International Airport; Canadian Human Rights Amendments; Firearms Amnesty; NAFTA; Yugoslavia; and for 1993: Somalia; Budget; Aid to Russia; Serial Killer cards and Board Games; G-7 Finance Ministers' meetings.
The issues documented for the Priorities and Planning sub-committee are: Prosperity strategy; Adjustment strategy; Deficit reduction options for 1992 and 1993; Northern Cod; U.I. Premium rates; Budget implementation Bill; Airlines; Deficit reduction measure, 1993-1994; Pressure management; Tax Options; Hibernia; Reductions in grants and contributions; Review of 1993 Budget Measures.
