As I said, I cannot speak to the wisdom of this bill, the scope of which appears to be quite broad. That being said, given its pith and substance, so to speak, the bill primarily applies to federal institutions. Having read through the bill, my view—and again I am not giving a legal opinion— is that it applies to federal departments and agencies, even though broader objectives are identified. Parliament is at liberty to enact legislation that applies to federal departments, Crown corporations and so forth.
On April 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.