Mr. Speaker, it is entirely legal for the Government of Canada to spend money for the benefit of Canadian citizens.
For the first time in the history of this federation, and probably of most federations, a federal government is committed to consulting the provincial governments significantly before acting, to give them prior notice and to listen to their point of view, so that it will be possible to work jointly to the benefit of Canadians. That is modern federalism.
What is not modern federalism, is pulling back and saying “What we want is to opt out tomorrow and separate the next day”.