The concept of a lens already exists at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. It already exists within the federal government. Why has the Treasury Board Secretariat not taken an interest in this tool? If we want to develop a more innovative methodology informed by the spirit of substantive equality for regulations relating to part VII that focus on substantive equality, we have to give ourselves the necessary tools. Lenses are the best tool, because they get us to ask the right questions about any given initiative, program or project. Lenses make us look at the differentiated impact of programs on target audiences—minorities in this case—and put forward corrective measures or ask stakeholders to put measures forward to achieve substantive equality and meet the objectives.
