Mr. Speaker, I think most members of Parliament would know the answer, which is the governing party would prefer to take with one hand and give with the other, so it retains control of the agenda. The government is doing that through clawbacks and other formulas that are not nearly as beneficial to allowing unilateral action by the provinces to benefit themselves with their own initiatives.
In the House of Commons on November 4th, 2004. See this statement in context.