You're absolutely right in that there are concerns whether it's an international standard...whatever document, any document that you've referred to. That's why we believe very strongly that there needs to be Treasury Board guidelines set up so that there are certain processes. All of this is happening already. Those standards are already being adopted one way or the other across the government. Our position is let's modernize the system but let's make sure the rules are in place so that if it is ambulatory.... And the questions you raised are absolutely correct. What is the process to ensure that we don't adopt an international standard that doesn't fit for Canada? There needs to be a process whereby the department that's going to adopt the standard perhaps has been involved internationally. That's possible; that's always through us. There are ways to ensure that the standard is referenced in regulations to Canada's advantage.
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