I think again it's part of the challenge function of PCO officers. PCO officers are the primary contact with departments who are the lead on policy development initiatives coming to cabinet. PCO officers ask the questions. They ask for gender-based analysis. It's also incumbent on PCO to ensure that an interdepartmental process take place on an initiative coming forward to cabinet. The interdepartmental process includes representatives from other government departments, including Status of Women Canada. As I say, it's a very important tool and an important opportunity to ensure that questions are asked and that the sponsoring department can basically provide any information that's requested in terms of questions around gender-based analysis and implications or differential implications for men and women. That's PCO's role, to make sure before something comes to cabinet that those processes have indeed taken place.
On March 4th, 2008. See this statement in context.