There's a well-known article in Canadian political science by F.L. Morton called “The Effect of the Charter of Rights on Canadian Federalism”. It notes that this program is part of a kind of centralizing effect, where federally appointed judges decide rights cases that challenge provincial laws. The litigation that they see is influenced by the funding for different groups challenging federal funding through this program, for different groups challenging federal laws. It's kind of a sneaky way for the federal government to disallow provincial laws on that analysis. There's a mini-debate in political science about the extent to which that happens or doesn't happen.
Unfortunately, it makes it harder for us political scientists to have that debate properly when we can't tell what the program is funding. One key thing, like I said in my testimony, is that, whatever you do, make this bill transparent. Ensure transparency so we know how much federal funding Mr. Jensen's organization is getting to sue Saskatchewan, let's say. It then becomes public and more accountable.