translate English to French: The legislative mandate of PCH is therefore not to force federal departments and agencies to meet their responsibilities under section 41; in other words, the Act does not require PCH to be the federal government’s watchdog on section 41 implementation . The role of PCH is rather to bring together federal departments and agencies, provide them with tools and develop mechanisms that will help them take coordinated action.
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, in consultation with other ministers of the Crown, shall encourage and promote a coordinated approach to the implementation by federal institutions of the commitments set out in section 41" 5 [nous soulignons] Il s’agit d’une distinction importante, ayant des répercussions de taille sur le rôle que doit assumer le ministère du Patrimoine canadien, et sur l’interprétation de ce rôle au sein de l’appareil gouvernemental et au sein des CLOSM.