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Governments are involved with businesses in all of the following except, |
| | A) | training and re-training the workforce. |
| | B) | keeping accounting records for every business. |
| | C) | purchasing ordinary supplies. |
| | D) | paying money to various disadvantaged groups |
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A National Policy was developed because, |
| | A) | Canada has two official languages. |
| | B) | the Canadian government wanted to encourage direct competition with U. S. firms. |
| | C) | the western provinces joined confederation later than the other provinces. |
| | D) | Canadian manufacturers were unable to compete with the faster developing and larger business based of the U.S. |
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Over the last few years, the role of government in Crown corporations has, |
| | A) | decreased through privatization. |
| | B) | increased in response to the need for improved productivity. |
| | C) | increased due to growing globalization. |
| | D) | decreased due to the high level of federal debt. |
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Roy Romanow’s royal Commission report on health care reform includes all of the following recommendations except, |
| | A) | special programs for homecare. |
| | B) | extensive drug coverage. |
| | C) | increase private health care. |
| | D) | rural health care. |
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Taxes are collected by various levels of governments to, |
| | A) | reallocate wealth between the rich and the poor. |
| | B) | discharge their legal obligations. |
| | C) | pay for the building of private residences. |
| | D) | pay for commercial parking lots. |
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The national debt exists because, |
| | A) | for many years Canadian government revenue exceeded spending. |
| | B) | taxpayers are spending more than they are earnings. |
| | C) | for many years Canadian government spending exceeded revenues. |
| | D) | last year Canadian government spending exceeded revenues. |
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The federal government’s recent announcement of a one-time funding to the beef industry, to off-set the U.S. ban on beef imports from Canada, is an example of, |
| | A) | a monetary policy. |
| | B) | direct intervention. |
| | C) | a transfer payment. |
| | D) | ad hoc aid. |
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Marketing boards have been established to, |
| | A) | ensure a steady supply of food to consumers at reasonable prices. |
| | B) | control severe weather conditions. |
| | C) | regulate the grain supply in all grain exporting countries. |
| | D) | discourage farmers from buying equipment. |
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A recent story reported in the press concerning the requirement of the Quebec government to use only Quebec workers for provincial government construction projects is an illustration of, |
| | A) | using the lowest cost workers. |
| | B) | trade barriers as part of government purchasing policies. |
| | C) | the movement to freer trade. |
| | D) | government financial aid. |
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An industrial policy for Canada, |
| | A) | is strongly supported by everyone in Canada. |
| | B) | needs to be set without consultation. |
| | C) | has both those who do and do not support it. |
| | D) | is planned for release early next year. |
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