The current agreement between Ottawa and Quebec does not involve municipalities directly, but it does allow for the rights of each province to be respected. In the case of an interdepartmental agreement, better cooperation also allows the expectations of a provincial government to be conveyed to the federal government and allows for the federal and provincial expectations to be communicated to the municipalities. That suits everyone and means that the needs of all levels can be analyzed, instead of jumping from the federal level directly to the municipalities.
Even though excellent results were achieved in Ontario, a number of agreements were signed with certain cities under the same program. We agree that it also works for the agreement we have between Quebec and Ottawa.