7. In exercising his or her responsibilities and taking charge of the coordination of the players concerned, the Minister may, in particular,1° obtain from government departments and bodies the information the Minister considers necessary;
2° enter into agreements with any person, association, partnership or body;
3° facilitate the development and signing of agreements, particularly between bodies and between government departments and bodies;
4° enter into agreements, in accordance with the applicable legislative provisions, with a government other than that of Québec or a department or body of such a government, or with an international organization or a body of such an organization; and
5° conduct or commission research, studies and analyses and make them public.