We're talking to the progress being made by the Status of Women, and they have to continue to do more. They're the body that can help. It's the centre of excellence and they can help people be sensitized to better understand what it means. What does it mean when we say we need to do a GBA analysis when we look at a new policy or a policy renewal? In essence, they ask some fundamental questions. Stepping back, does the program you're proposing affect men and women differently? If so, in what way? Have you got the input? Are there things you have to do with your policy instruments to accommodate?
They have to be able to help people understand that. From Status of Women's perspective, it is really providing the tool kit, the sensitization, and the training to help people and support them to do that.
Having said that, other central agencies like the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council Office look at Treasury Board submissions and they also look at cabinet submissions and memos to cabinet. They're the ones who have to call them on it and ask, “Have you looked at that? Does the submission contain enough information to show that you have sufficiently considered the issues?”
Collectively they have a base to help departments and agencies consider the gender aspect when they consider policy changes.