First, I want to clarify the comments that were made this morning, particularly concerning the central agency. I believe that's what you want to discuss.
You have to understand that we're establishing the Treasury Board's role so that it will act as a central agency. We're going to give it more powers, particularly monitoring, audit and evaluation powers. Remember that the Treasury Board is in Ottawa. I'm the Minister of Official Languages, and that authority has been given to me by the Prime Minister. I'm the Minister of Official Languages, not a representative. I wanted to clarify that point. The Department of Canadian Heritage has offices across the country. Consequently, when we work with stakeholders to determine what's happening on the ground, its offices are very well positioned to do that.
Allow me to draw a comparison. If we wanted to organize a hockey team, we'd ask the Treasury Board to be the goalie, but we wouldn't also ask it to be a forward. So, in this instance, the Treasury Board will play its role and the Department of Canadian Heritage will do its own job.