I think Treasury Board missed an opportunity to identify the tools already available within the public service. You mentioned a few, and I would like to add a few more. Employment and Social Development Canada published an official languages lens in 2020. Canadian Heritage published a document in 2022 on official language requirements in federal transfers to the provinces and territories. Finally, the Treasury Board Secretariat itself, in 2017, developed a substantive equality analysis framework. So, there are tools available within Treasury Board itself. I believe it would be appropriate to review these tools and see what we can draw from them to strengthen the draft regulations.
