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In terms of how well we're connected with, say, the policy work, I came from social policy. That was my position before taking on this job, and that's helped in terms of just collaborative relationships and that kind of thing. I created a DG committee, which has the DG of social policy, the DG from income security programs, and the DG of the employment programs branch—responsible for the Opportunities Fund—very shortly after I arrived, because it seemed to me that there wasn't such a mechanism before. We've subsequently added to that group people from the labour component because of their responsibilities for employment equity. So we're well positioned in terms of having an influence on other policy and program agendas.
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