Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to address this in a practical way.
Later on, you will discuss subsections 41(1) to 41(3) of the act, which deal with taking positive measures in the communities to foster equal status and usage of English and French.
The Department of Canadian Heritage encourages the other federal departments to work with stakeholders and recommends solutions, practices, or positive measures to put in place based on their mandate and what the communities want. The Department of Canadian Heritage supports other federal departments in taking positive measures. That's why it says “promote and encourage”.
The Treasury Board Secretariat then checks to see whether or not positive measures have been taken. That's all.