The Treasury Board Secretariat of course plays an important role with regard to official languages. The Treasury Board is responsible for the general thrust and coordination of the Canadian government's policies and programs relating to the implementation of part IV of the act, which concerns communications with and services to the public, of part V, which addresses language of work, and of part VI which concerns the participation of English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians.
I am of course responsible for presenting an annual report to Parliament on the situation of the official languages program in all federal institutions.
The Treasury Board also plays a role in the implementation of part VII of the Official Languages Act within the federal institutions. It ensures that the obligation to enhance the vitality of the English and French language minorities is reflected in the documents that are presented to it for approval. That is the general role of the Treasury Board, but I want to emphasize once more that every department of course also has its own responsibilities. Every department has a responsibility to implement the Official Languages Act effectively.