Mr. Chair, I think you're right: mandatory requirement would not solve the GBA issue by itself. Training is key here. I've mentioned the word “reflex” a few times. When departmental officials design policies, what's important for them is not so much that there's a requirement, they should fill the box and do a GBA, what's important is that they do a good GBA, that they think by themselves that there's a requirement to do that. As I said, it varies greatly from department to department. Again, we're not there to promote a policy decision. That's not my job. If the government were going to say mandatory requirement is only part of the solution, you need training, you need a proper challenge function at the centre.
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