My doctorate in economics tells me that they didn't address any market failure whatsoever.
Professor Robson, when the federal government transfers money with strings attached in jurisdictions where it can't legislate under sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution, we end up with a health system where part of the funding comes from Quebec and the rest comes from Ottawa.
The federal government imposes conditions, but the people who need the care only see the Quebec flag and the Quebec government logo. When the health system isn't working well and people have a hard time getting access to services, do you think that the average citizen knows all about the transfer regime and is able to punish the proper government for the system's inefficiency come provincial or federal election time?