This week, the FCFA and a few member organizations spent a day with the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development discussing transfers to the provinces and language clauses. The answer we received from the department is that, in fact, the memorandum of understanding between the federal government and the province does not really contain a language clause, in any case one concerning Human Resources and Skills Development. It's more of an administrative contract. So there is not really any accountability; federal funding is being transferred without any further concern as to how it will be spent.
On November 24th, 2011. See this statement in context.