That is a good question. The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation negotiated a contract with the provinces. The foundation's representatives go to each province, develop a strategy and sign a contract with the province. That is what happened in Quebec. The same cannot be said for Human Resources and Social Development Canada. In that case, there were no negotiations with the Quebec government. I believe that the work of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation reflects the kind of federalism that students in Quebec want to see. They want the kind of federalism where the federal government goes to each province and decides on the funding that will go to students that need it most. That it what was done in Quebec.
On September 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.