The picture and the speech both help illustrate why successive federal governments run regular red ink in not only lousy economic times (the last recession) but in good ones (now, in most provinces): Politicians seemingly love to interfere in each other's jurisdictions, either to demand «help» from other levels of government or to offer it. (macleans.ca)
In Mike's view, successive Federal Governments wanted «to keep the lid on industrial unrest by keeping the gap between a worker's income and the cost of living apart». (nick-rose.com)
Even within Australia, while successive federal governments remain mired, various states and territories have implemented far more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, including for example, net zero emissions from Victoria and the ACT by 2050. (sophieclewis.com)