Obviously our department would take the lead, but as on virtually every issue, we work constructively with other departments. The Prime Minister established a cabinet committee on environment and energy security, and that brings together a lot of the actors. Whether it's the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Minister of Transport, or the Minister of Northern Development, where all these issues can be tackled, I think we have good partnerships with our sister departments. This is a challenge, but it's no different, I think, from.... Virtually all ministers have two or three sister departments they work with in fulfilling their mandates. I think that's a good thing. We've got to break down the silos and work in a more coordinated fashion—also with the territorial governments or, in the case of Quebec's Arctic shore, with Quebec and the first nations.
On March 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.