A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott asks:
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And you don't think the provincial governments are under the control of
the
federal government? It is to laugh!
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OK, let's play that game. And do you think the state governments are
under the control of the federal government?

Answer me that.

Absolutely it is, within the sphere of authority our federal government has.
Our central federal authority is strictly limited (in theory) in the span of
its authority, and all powers not explicitly delegated to the federal
government remains with the states, or with the people themselves. But
within the sphere of federal authority, Congress' power is very strong, and
in some cases, plenary.

Unfortunately for Canadians, you don't have the same degree of separation of
powers that we do, so provinces are much more under the control of the
federal government up there. For example, here in the US, we don't have any
"national police" equivalent to the RCMP. Each state has its own system, and
some have "state police" with statewide criminal jurisdiction, and others,
like Colorado, don't, and rely instead upon the county sheriff as the
primary law enforcement official of the county.

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