C71 has been submitted for first reading in the Senate already, it was introduced yesterday.
Even though C71 is not the law yet, the gov't has sent all the registration books to the gun dealers already, pictures of them at the dealers have been posted.
And the eastern papers are saying there is something afoot again in Ottawa towards the campaign to ban handguns and autoloaders, there are links in this article;
https://thegunblog.ca/2018/09/26/gov...globe-reports/
Seems more likely, they may use it as a part of their re-election campaign, and will likely be promoting grandfathering again, possibly along with central storage.