Together, the two papers will constitute a new intergovernmental agenda for the federa- tion: a re-ordering of roles and responsibilities, coupled with the modernization of Can- ada’s fiscal architecture, for the purpose of giving governments the power and resources they need to better serve Canadians in a rapidly changing world. [...] Many of the transformative measures are in areas where both orders of government are currently driven by the “credit imperative”, that is, the desire to be relevant in the day-to-day lives of Canadians, and where the public and stakeholders often claim to want both governments to be active. [...] It can also mean the removal of national standards and conditions attached to funds transferred to the provinces-territories in order to allow sub-national governments the full scope of decision- making over program design and implementation—so long as the funds are spent for the intended purpose. [...] It is also rife in the credit union and mortgage sectors, which are regu- lated by the provinces, and the insurance and pen- sion sectors, which are regulated jointly by the prov- inces and the federal government. [...] “With both the federal and provincial governments involved as is the case now, the ultimate accountabil- ity to the clients for policy performance and out- comes is divided and often blurred between the fed- eral and provincial governments” (OECD, 2010, p.
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