No. However, on the question of leadership, the answer is yes. Status of Women Canada is the lead on this project. This past week, I read an article on developing indicators which was written in 2006. At present, very few governments use a set of indicators of this nature. Everyone has been working on comparative gender-based analyses projects since the eighties and nineties. Canada is truly the leader in this area, at least right now. Developing indicators doesn't happen overnight. It is a long, drawn-out process.
As far as this project is concerned, you will have noted that we are taking on a leadership role and that an interdepartmental committee has been struck. The government has a considerable amount of data. The most thankless job that remains to be done is compiling all of this data and ensuring that no duplication occurs. We need to find out how departments use these databases. Then, we need to develop a set of indicators, which will help us set priorities. We will not be using this for accountability purposes. Perhaps that will be the case later.
There is a very strategic aspect to these indicators. The difficult thing is that even if a department undertakes a specific initiative, it may not necessarily have an impact on the indicator in that area, whether economic or social. This is truly an approach that must be learned. We are on track with this project that was launched a year ago. It is an exciting initiative, one that has captured the attention of departments. They are very open to the idea of working with us. In any event, I really cannot tell you any more than what you can read in the presentation.