Under the Official Languages Act, the Department of Canadian Heritage has a responsibility for coordinating the federal implemention effort and support for the development and vitality of the communities. Canadian Heritage has a responsibility. At the department, we also have—Hubert can talk about this—an interdepartmental consultation directorate that is trying to see how the various federal government departments and agencies can work together to support the priorities that the communities will set for their own development.
On May 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.