Finance committee  The concept of entanglement is the idea that you have one level of government providing money to fund a service and another level of government trying to deliver that service, and there is a lack of accountability when it comes to everyday Canadians being able to hold a particular level of government accountable for that service delivery.

Finance committee  Certainly.

Finance committee  Well, I think it would be a similar situation to what you have right now with health care. I think it would be about the environment and the priorities, and what happens in terms of natural resources and in terms of climate change. Obviously, it's going to affect different provinces in different ways, but again, this is something where, if the provincial governments are taking the leadership in dealing with these issues, then the provincial governments should be those levels of governments that adopt policy.

Finance committee  Well, you know, we spoke about some of the projects that could be developed in Quebec, for example. We've spoken about projects in other regions, in Atlantic Canada. I think Premier Legault and others have talked about wanting to get away from equalization and better developing local economies.

Finance committee  I would not like to make a specific list. What I would say is that there are provinces that have been standing in the way of resource development or of getting resources to market. That's a simple fact. If these provinces were to improve in terms of resource development and if they had greater economic growth, then, naturally, there would be a change to the equalization formula, and that's what happens inevitably when resources are developed.

Finance committee  If I could give an itemized list...?

Finance committee  Well, what we've seen is that there are provinces all across the country that haven't done enough to develop natural resources.

Finance committee  Certainly you could have fewer strings attached. The issue, again, would be the accountability issue. Perhaps it would be somewhat lessened if the federal government said they were going to give this money without conditions, and therefore it would be up to the provincial government to accept responsibility, but it's a similar issue in that you're sending money from one level to another level to then deliver services, whereas voters are not able to hold them accountable.

Finance committee  This is exactly the point. There are two kinds of accountability here. One kind of accountability is that if there are strings attached to funding, the federal government is making sure that the provincial government is doing what the federal government wants. The primary mechanism of accountability that's lacking is for voters and constituents, who expect to see the delivery of those services, to actually judge the results.

Finance committee  Equalization and the changes we've seen in recent years, as Dr. Mintz noted, have created tremendous problems. One of the things this does is punish provinces that are developing resources, such as Alberta. It also serves to discourage other provinces that have potential natural resource capacity.

Finance committee  Absolutely. The reality is that most of the resource development that we have in Canada is focused at the moment in Alberta and Saskatchewan, but we certainly have the capacity in other provinces. We've spoken about Newfoundland and Labrador and the potential that is there, although there have been funding issues.

Finance committee  Yes. I'm very happy to expand on that. That's precisely the issue. What we've seen is that these are areas of jurisdiction, particularly health care, that in the Constitution were outlined as areas of responsibility for the provinces. The provinces, obviously, are doing a lot of the spending and the management of delivery, while the federal government is sending billions of dollars to provincial governments every year.

Finance committee  Good evening. The pandemic has renewed calls for major changes to Canadian fiscal federalism on pretty well all sides. The motion currently under consideration definitely calls for a reform of current challenges. I do think it's important to look back historically and recognize that Canadian fiscal federalism is incredibly far from where the system was designed to be almost 150 years ago.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. I've had conversations with Professor Michael Geist, one of the foremost experts in this area. What he says is that there's an exception for user-generated content, but then there's immediately an exception to the exception, which he says throws the door wide open,. As I quoted Mr.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. There is a great documentary on the Maple Leafs' playoff run in 2021. Lots of us love the Maple Leafs. It's not considered Canadian content and it will go down to the bottom of your streaming service, while Gotta Love Trump will be right at the top because it's considered Canadian.