Under the Constitution Act, 1867, health and social services fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces, including Quebec. Yet from as far back as 1919, Ottawa has been intervening increasingly in those sectors, even forcing Quebec and the provinces to comply with so-called national standards and objectives, despite the fact that the Constitution Act states that health is a field of provincial jurisdiction.
Or, depuis aussi loin que 1919, Ottawa multiplie ses interventions dans ces secteurs, contraignant même le Québec et les provinces au respect de normes et d'objectifs dits nationaux, bien que la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 dise que la santé est de compétence provinciale.