First, we start with the throne speech, which establishes the government's agenda. The role of the Privy Council Office is to ensure that the public service as a whole prepares, for the ministers, the work that must be done to carry out the initiatives and programs.
The Privy Council Office plays a coordinating role because these initiatives often require the contributions of a number of departments. The Office also has to ensure that the initiatives are carried out. To do that, it convenes the deputy ministers to meetings to determine where those initiatives stand and when they can be submitted to cabinet for approval.