I don't get it, provinces are very powerful here in Canada. It's very hard for the federal government to go against the big provinces. Angering Quebec or Ontario is a recipe for disaster. Btw provinces definitely bought their own PPE too, most provinces have total control over their healthcare system and their public health policies. There's no expectation from the canadian public to see the Federal government intervene in that regard either. If anything, I'd argue the canadian Federal system is much more decentralized than America's.