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2024-01-24 22:58:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D6104F15200FCA0EA622702F62F088F081EE19393C5618C06978E223336F7FB4
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In Canada, the federal government cannot make funding arrangements directly with municipalities in many cases due to provincial laws. Quebec has this presently, while NB, AB are underway and all others considering it to block housing deals. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/10/news/premiers-criticize-federal-housing-deals-cities https://mcmillan.ca/insights/federal-jurisdiction-in-municipal-matters-what-happens-when-the-provinces-or-municipalities-step-on-federal-toes/#:~:text=As%20municipal%20governments%20are%20a,remain%20creatures%20of%20provincial%20legislation. https://tj.news/new-brunswick/higgs-reissues-call-to-block-feds-from-sending-money-to-municipalities/wcm/baca78d9-de2e-4007-b96d-a352b2d2036f/amp/ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/sask-politics/premiers-want-to-be-included-in-federal-housing-deals-with-cities/wcm/3bb3530d-9181-445f-acc1-dad2ed797516/amp/
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