We are doing the same work as the former Federal Prosecution Services. Nova Scotia and, just recently, Quebec, established a Director of Public Prosecutions position. This is a decision that the legislative assemblies of these two provinces made. Here, in Canada, it is important that criminal prosecutions be transparent. When Minister Toews and Minister Nicholson appeared here, they said that the bill was not presented in order to remedy an existing problem but rather to ensure that there will be no problems in the future. That is the purpose of the act.
On May 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.