Ms. Caroline Weber (Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services) at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

I'll take that one, if I may, Mr. Chair.

There's not a directive to reduce costs per se. We all have a responsibility to reduce costs and manage them to the best of our ability. As John has already said, the Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for giving us that direction. There is also the Federal Sustainable Development Act, as you mentioned. Environment Canada—the Minister of the Environment—is responsible for that legislation. There is currently in place the 2010-2013 federal sustainable development strategy. It did set a target for—