Bombshell?

Finally, a major Israeli Orthodox rabbi has the guts to publicly state the obvious: religious coercion is bad for religion.
Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron yesterday called for an end to the Orthodox monopoly on conducting marriages in Israel, stating that the law “merely focuses more hate on the religious establishment," fails to consider the needs of thousands of non-Jews living in Israel, and is irrelevant in any case as growing numbers of Israeli Jews choose to marry overseas in civil ceremonies.
I hold these truths to be self-evident; the Orthodox establishment’s insistence on retaining a monopoly on marriages is completely counter-productive, and probably has a lot to do with jobs for the boys.
However, without detracting in any way from the importance of Rav Bakshi-Doron’s statement, I would be interested in a clarification. Is Rav Bakshi-Doron merely calling for allowing civil marriages, or for allowing non-Orthodox (ie. Reform and Conservative) forms of Jewish marriage as well? He has in the past been known for his sharp dismissal of the Reform movement, and I find it hard to believe that by advocating an end to the Orthodox monopoly, he means opening up the field to everyone and anyone. Now, that would be a bombshell.

UPDATE: Unlike Ha'aretz, the Jerusalem Post quite clearly states that R.BD was advocating civil marriage alone -- although it also quotes him advocating "'free choice' in choosing a form of marriage." When will he carry that thought to its logical conclusion? It may be that the moment the religious establishment in Israel shows some willingness to talk, it will find non-Orthodox partners more willing to come to mutually agreeable arrangements than it imagines.