Mme Joan Atkinson: Eh bien, si l'on parle du processus antérieur au dépôt d'un mémoire au Cabinet, le processus interministériel en est un élément très important, car c'est souvent dans cette tribune que vous aurez.Par exemple, dans le forum interministériel, Condition féminine Canada soulèvera des questions auxquelles le Ministère n'aura peut-être pas songé dans le cadre de son mémoire au Cabinet et offrira souvent ses conseils et son expertise pour venir en aide aux ministères.
Ms. Joan Atkinson: Well, when we talk about the process leading up to an MC coming forward, the interdepartmental process is a very important part of that, because it's often in that forum that you will have.For example, Status of Women Canada, in the interdepartmental forum, will raise issues that perhaps the department has not reflected in their MC and will offer their advice and their expertise to that department in terms of providing them with some additional support.
