It's true; Bill C-226, as a private member's bill, reflects very much what was introduced as a government bill in the previous Parliament.
It would not be for us to comment on what advice the sponsor himself has received on Bill C-226. When ministers of justice, including the one in the previous government, introduce a bill in the House, they have to certify it according to the Department of Justice Act, so, yes, that would have been the process.