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"...the opinion of informed and interested parties should be sought and publicly discussed while policy is still in a formative stage. The Government have much sympathy with this view, and it is in this spirit that they put forward this proposal for full consultation and public discussion. Following this consultation and discussion, the Government will decide whether or not to submit a proposal for legislation to Parliament."

GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Parliamentary Debates. 5th ser., v. 744, April 5, 1967. col. 245.
"The House today debates for the first time a Green Paper, a statement by the Government not of policy already determined but of propositions put before the whole nation for discussion. This Green Paper approach, as it has been called... "

GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Parliamentary Debates. 5th ser., v. 747, June 5, 1967. col. 651.
"...another kind of document, one intended purely to attract informed comment which might contribute to the actual formulation of government policy."

PEMBERTON, JOHN E. Government Green Papers. Library World 71:49 Aug. 1969.
"...an official government document was published which went out of its way to point out that it did not, at any rate at the time of publication, represent declared government policy. The method used was to invite public discussion on the memorandum which the Green Paper contained... "

SILKIN, ARTHUR. Green papers and changing methods of consultation in British Government. Public Administration 51:477-8 Winter 1973.
"Ideally the Green Paper is a public discussion paper designed to obtain public reaction and input prior to policy formation. It is produced and distributed by government, describes a specific policy question to be decided and outlines the pros and cons of a range of suggested alternatives to the resolution of problems regarding such policy."

ONTARIO. OFFICE ON COMMUNITY CONSULTATION. Commentary on the Introduction of the "Green Paper" to Policy Formulation in Ontario 1973. Toronto, Minister of Community and Social Services, 1974. 1. 5.
"A discussion paper on an issue setting out an option(s) on which the government invites discussion."

CANADA. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. CAREER ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM. 77-1. TASK FORCE GROUP. Public Input into the Government Policy Making Process: Discussion Paper: Report no. 1, Green and White Papers. Ottawa, The Program, 1977. (Unpublished memorandum) l. 1.
"Green (or other "colour") Papers are the result of a departmental review of an important policy area that are published at an early stage in the policy-making process. Their purpose is to provide the background for discussion of alternative policies."

CHAPIN, HENRY and DENIS DENEAU. Citizen Involvement in Public Policy-making: Access and the Policy-making Process. Ottawa, Canadian Council on Social Development, 1978. p. 32.
"Les Livres verts (ou de toute autre couleur) sont les résultats d'une étude effectuée par un ministère sur un domaine important d'une politique, publiés tout au début du processus d'établissement des politiques. Ils sont destinés à fournir la toile de fond sur laquelle seront discutés les options politiques."

CHAPIN, HENRY et DENIS DENEAU. La participation des citoyens au processus d'établissement des politiques d'intérêt public: l'accès au processus d'établissement des politiques et le processus proprement dit. Ottawa, Conseil canadien de développement social, 1978. p. 37.
"Green papers set out for discussion ministerial proposals which are still at a formative stage."

House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin No. 9:22 Jan. 27, 1979.
"The Green Paper seeks to set out a framework for public discussions by direct consultation between a central department and various interested bodies."

COCKTON, P. Green papers. In: Ford List of British Parliamentary Papers 1965 - 1974, together with Specialist Commentaries. Ed. by Diana Marshallsay and J.H. Smith. Nendeln, KTO Press, 1979. p. xxxv.
"...a green paper simply sets out a range of alternatives or proposals for discussion."

DOERR, AUDREY D. The Role of Coloured Papers: Information, Debate or Advocacy? Paper presented to the 1981 Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Charlottetown, P.E.I., September 9, 1981. (Unpublished document) p. 1.
"Le livre vert s'apparente à un billet à ordre dans la mesure où il énonce une série de variantes ou de propositions ouvertes à la discussion."

DOERR, AUDREY D. Le rôle des livres de couleur: information, débat ou plaidoyer? Étude présentée à la Conférence annuelle de 1981 de l'Institut d'administration publique du Canada. Charlottetown, I.-du-P.-E., 9 septembre 1981. (Document non-révisé). f. 2.