The deputy minister who testified on behalf of the Department of Canadian Heri
tage said that they were 100 per cent responsible for drafting the bills. Some responsible individuals with the same mandate at the Dep
artment of Industry told the industry committee that their goal-as Mr. Finckenstein stated-was
to consolidate the four old departments int ...[+++]o a single one and to combine the four old laws into a single one.
Le sous-ministre qui est venu témoigner au nom du ministère du Patrimoine canadien a dit: «C'est nous qui en sommes responsables à 100 p. 100, c'est nous qui préparons les textes à 100 p. 100».