The federal government tries, however, in every way to meddle in Quebec’s social affairs, generally by adopting a poor copy of what is done in Quebec and then imposing its own conditions and standards if Quebec wants the funding. People who defend this attitude generally say the federal government’s supposed spending power is like a present that Quebec and the provinces are free to accept or reject.
Ceux qui défendent cette attitude du gouvernement fédéral disent généralement qu'on doit comparer le supposé pouvoir fédéral de dépenser à un cadeau, un cadeau que le Québec et les provinces seraient libres d'accepter ou non.