Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Treasury Board doesn't propose programs. It's an oversight body for government-run programs.
However, certain provisions of Bill C‑13 relating to Part VIII of the Official Languages Act propose fairly significant changes to the role of the Treasury Board. In particular, the Treasury Board's oversight role would be strengthened. It would be required to audit departments, produce policies and inform public servants. As I mentioned, the Treasury Board's powers would also be expanded to include responsibility for auditing positive measures. All of this fits well with its role.
In short, Bill C‑13 proposes a new architecture for the Official Languages Act, which also provides, as Ms. Boyer indicated, order-making powers for the Commissioner of Official Languages. I think it's important to understand this new architecture, as well as the respective roles of the Treasury Board, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Commissioner of Official Languages.