Earlier, the committee voted, in clause 36, to provide order-making authority for certain provisions of part VII of the Official Languages Act. Amendment NDP‑16 makes this order-making authority effective, by order of the Governor in Council.
An order in council for a power like this, on a part that is so broad, may allow time for preparation by the commissioner or by various federal institutions. As I understand it, that is what NDP‑16 does.
That said, at the rate things have been going—