Yes, this is a bit outside my area, really, but I could say that inflation is hurting low-income people more than higher income people. Obviously, that is true all across the country. I think we need to address that, but I do think that fiscal federalism is probably not the best tool that we have. Transfers to individuals and families is probably the way to address this.
Here, I think the federal government has an important role to play, but of course fiscal federalism supports the provinces, which can also develop their own programs to support individuals and families, especially low-income individuals and families who are coping with inflation.
I think there is a direct way to do it through measures enacted by the federal government. Also, of course, if you help the provinces from a fiscal standpoint, they can adopt the measures that they see fit.
I do think that low-income people are especially vulnerable to inflation. This is something we should keep in mind, not just when we talk about fiscal federalism, but when we talk about social programs at large.