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Ottawa, December 5, 2001
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2001 Federal Budget Information

Web Site

Shortly after the 2001 budget is tabled on December 10 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), all budget documents will be available free of charge on the Department of Finance Web site at www.fin.gc.ca.

Internet users will also be able to view multimedia budget presentations, including a live video broadcast of Finance Minister Paul Martin delivering the budget speech in the House of Commons.

Toll-Free Information Line

Budget information will be available through the Government of Canada toll-free information line on December 10, 2001, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST, and on subsequent weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST.

The line will also be in operation on the weekend of December 15-16, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

Following are the toll-free numbers:

1 800 O Canada (1 800 622-6232)

1 800 465-7735 (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired/deaf)

Printed Documents

For printed copies of Department of Finance publications, contact:

Distribution Centre
Department of Finance Canada
Room P-135, West Tower
300 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5

Phone: (613) 943-8665
Fax: (613) 996-0901
E-mail: budget2001@fin.gc.ca

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