That has meant that, both because of the absence of the attached standards and because they can attribute program changes to the cuts in federal funding, provinces have been able to significantly and seriously cut back on the delivery of provincial programs such as social assistance.
Ainsi, comme elles n'ont plus de conditions à respecter et qu'elles peuvent attribuer les changements de programme aux réductions des fonds fédéraux, les provinces ont considérablement sabré dans la prestation des programmes provinciaux comme l'aide sociale.