Mr. Speaker, how nice to see the Prime Minister concerned about respect for his own areas of jurisdiction when he does not respect those of the provinces.
In fact, when the Prime Minister says he wants to withdraw from provincial areas of jurisdiction, he knows full well that any federal withdrawal without an unconditional transfer of the appropriate financial resources is nothing but a smoke screen.
Will the Prime Minister admit that, whatever the administrative agreements he can negotiate with the provinces, as long as the federal government can set national standards and keep its hands on the money, it will impose its conditions in areas that are not under its jurisdiction?