The Canadian Government Sells Its Domestic Debt to Financial Market

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Canadian government sells its domestic debt to financial market distributors and dealers through ________ run by ________.

• A) auctions ; the Bank of Canada
• B) contract sales; the Ministry of Finance
• C) contract sales; the Bank of Canada
• D) auctions; the Ministry of Finance

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Definitions:

Trans-fatty Acids

Types of unsaturated fats that are transformed through hydrogenation, raising the risk of heart disease more than other types of fats.

Dehydration Reaction

A chemical reaction that involves the loss of a water molecule from the reacting molecule.

Functional Groups

Functional groups are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.

OH

Sometimes refers to the hydroxyl group, a functional group consisting of an oxygen atom covalently bonded to a hydrogen atom.