Viewing the testimony of my predecessor, Mr. Thompson, and also looking at the draft of Bill C-474, I think that the office has been clear that there is a need for an overarching federal vision of sustainable development. Operationally, the devil is going to be in the details, as Mr. Thompson said. The overarching context would provide some guidance as well as an operational division of labour among the different departments and agencies mandated to submit the SDS. I think the overarching articulation of this vision would be a positive contribution, but this is a personal opinion.
On May 7th, 2008. See this statement in context.