The cause of those disparities must first be taken into consideration. Are they caused by different needs? The disparities may be explained by needs and readiness varying from one province to another.
However, if the needs are essentially the same from one province to another, but there are discrepancies in per capita funding, that leads to underinvestment in certain regions or yet, although this is unlikely, to overinvestment. Underinvestment means that needs are not being met in certain regions—in other words, they are receiving less money per capita. So needs would not be met in certain sectors, such as public transit and roads. All projects funded through those programs are affected.