The vertical imbalance relates to the issue that the provinces transferred their taxing authority to the federal government but retained the constitutional responsibility for the most expensive social programs that help our citizens stay healthy and competitive and knowledgeable. That issue resulted in the CHST, which took all the post-secondary, social services, and health, put it in one envelope, and reduced it 39%.
Le déséquilibre vertical est attribuable au transfert du pouvoir fiscal des provinces au fédéral, alors que les provinces conservent la compétence constitutionnelle sur les programmes sociaux les plus coûteux, ceux-là mêmes qui permettent à nos citoyens de rester en santé, combatifs et instruits.
