Ce livre traduit la volonté des communautés innues de mettre de l'ordre dans les relations de « nation à nation » et changer certains paradigmes afin de rester maîtres de leur propre développement sur Nitassinan, territoire ancestral du peuple innu. Dans le contexte d'une autonomie gouvernementale innue, ce livre constitue une plateforme de négociation entre le gouvernement fédéral, le gouvernement du Québec et les communautés du peuple innu afin de conclure un pacte socioéconomique.

« Imaginez à quoi le Canada pourrait ressembler en 2030 si nous concentrions davantage nos efforts sur les engagements du Canada en vertu des objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des Nations Unies. L’équipe d’ODD avait une tâche à accomplir : proposer une intervention stratégique que le gouvernement fédéral pourrait adopter pour aider le Canada à respecter ses engagements en matière d’ODD » -- Introd., p. 2-3.

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) brought together almost every country in the world in an effort to have the global community commit itself to the goal of sustainable development. Among its major achievements was Agenda 21, an ambitious plan of action on 39 environment and development issues. The United Nations subsequently created the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) to monitor progress towards achievement of UNCED's goals. This report of Canada to the CSD summarizes the progress, lessons learned, and challenges in achieving the goals of sustainable development. It concentrates on the chapters and themes in Agenda 21 that will be discussed at the next session of the CSD. It attempts to isolate the major trends and themes in Canadian responses to each of those chapters. It also includes short summaries of recent developments in topics related to the sectoral chapters discussed during the latest session of the CSD.

Four sustainable development goals are addressed in this document. These are based on the three strategic objectives of the Department as well as an environmentally-sensitive objective, that of Greening Operations. Other topics covered are: sustainable development objectives, issues and action plans; economic growth and prosperity; building peace and security; Canadian values and culture; greening operations; strategy requirements and process; departmental profile; and consultations.