Interprovincial agreements are portrayed as lacking legitimacy due to non-enforcement
The article repeatedly notes that provinces signed a binding memorandum of understanding but failed to act, calling into question the legitimacy of such agreements as policy tools. The use of scare quotes around 'memorandum of uselessness'—while attributed—reinforces skepticism about their legal or political weight.
“he dismissed last year’s memorandum of understanding between the provinces as a 'memorandum of uselessness.'”
