Madam Chair, here's what Minister Joly's white paper says about the Treasury Board:
The Treasury Board already has considerable powers concerning Parts IV, V and VI of the Act, but the use of these powers has declined over time, contributing to a weakening of oversight. With this in mind, the Government intends to proceed with a series of reforms to strengthen coordination and accountability for official languages. Legislative proposals Strengthen and expand the Treasury Board’s powers, notably the power to monitor compliance with Part VII of the Act as appropriate, by providing the Treasury Board Secretariat with the necessary resources so that it assumes the role of a central body responsible for ensuring the compliance of federal institutions and by examining cases where permissive provisions would be made mandatory. Assign the strategic role of horizontal coordination to a single minister in order to ensure effective governance and implementation. Create the authority to enact policies, directives and other policy instruments to clarify guidelines on positive measures taken by federal institutions under Part VII, and as proposed in section 3.3 of this document.
Madam Chair, can you tell us why this wording doesn't appear in Bill C-13 right now?