Oh c'mon. How naive can you be? Canada has never in its 150 year history been a federation of equal provinces. Ontario reigns supreme and appeases Quebec only to win enough seats to govern the country. All the remaining provinces and territories are the hinterland. Good for nothing beyond supplying resources for the wealthy Ontario/American establishment. 

Hewers of wood and drawers of water. As a country Canada is still mired in a colonial 'resources' mindset that hasn't progressed past the Family Compact days.