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blue book 
any of several types of Canadian parliamentary reports, especially financial reports.
- 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.
- 1831 The annual returns were included in what was commonly called the Blue Book.