Mr. Chair, normally when you have an interdepartmental initiative involving a number of departments, usually at the outset of the initiative it's clearly determined at the policy stage which department is the lead department. Part of that process, both on the policy process and also when you have to go forward to Treasury Board to seek the detailed expenditure and program authorities, also includes the need for a performance framework that identifies the roles and responsibilities of various departments.
Usually one lead department is assigned the responsibility to pull all of it together and make sure there is a consistent framework that integrates all the pieces. Then you're able to determine and assess whether you're meeting the intentions and the objectives that have been set for the program.