I fully agree with all the witnesses who have stated that the Commissioner should receive full order-making power, both on administrative issues and on refusals.
The strategy I had developed for you about those 12 recommendations was based on what I believed would be feasible in the very short term. To my mind, granting full order–making power to the Commissioner on administrative issues would not change the nature of the Act. Furthermore, I believe that recourse to the courts would not be necessary as is the case in jurisdictions having full order–making power.
If I remember my testimony, I had suggested moving in stages. First, recommendation number 1 would have to be accepted and then, five years later, full order–making power would be considered.