Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses today.
Ms. Robson, I'll go back to what you said in your opening remarks with regard to the federal model we're in. I represent the smallest province in the Confederation: P.E.I. We are highly reliant on the federal government for transfers to our province. About 40% of the P.E.I. budget is based on federal transfers, but I don't agree with calling P.E.I. a have-not province. It creates economic activity.
I see that services like the Canada health transfer and the social transfer create friction between the provinces and the federal government. This speaks more to Mr. Garon's earlier point. The general public doesn't understand who's responsible for what.
Could you comment on that? Are there ways that the federal government could attach strings to the funding so that certain outcomes are guaranteed? It would create more friction, but it is something voters would like to see.