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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I don't understand how the province can "opt-out" it's citizens from a federal program. As far as I understand, the Federal Government manages and pays for it. So Smith wants to say "haha, #### you, citizens! You can't have that benefit, while the rest of the country can!"? Essentially our tax dollars will go to a program we can't participate in because our premier is a vindictive, evil, ideological ####?
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Health care is a provincial responsibility so the province would have to implement the program. Federal programs like this I believe are typically structured "we're going to give you the money so long as you use it for a program that meets our requirements." Smith is saying she'd prefer not getting the money than spending it the way the Federal Government requires.